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DeutschEleanor King (judge)
Lady Justice King | |
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 King in 2014 | |
| Lady Justice of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
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| Born | Eleanor Warwick Hamilton 13 September 1957 United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Hull University |
Dame Eleanor Warwick King DBE (née Hamilton; born 13 September 1957) is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Biography
[edit]Born as Eleanor Warwick Hamilton (and known by her maiden name until being appointed as a judge), she was educated at Queen Margaret's School, York and at Hull University (LLB). She was called to the Bar, Inner Temple in 1979. She was an Assistant Recorder from 1996 to 2000.
She took silk in 1999 and was appointed as a deputy High Court judge and recorder. She was appointed as a High Court judge, assigned to the Family Division on 4 April 2008. In 2011 she was awarded an honorary PhD from Hull University in recognition of her work in the Law.
In 2014, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal.[1]
Family
[edit]Lady Justice King's husband, Tom King, is also a Hull University law graduate (1973–1976). The couple have four daughters.[1]
Affiliations
[edit]- Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
References
[edit]- ^ a b "King, Rt Hon. Dame Eleanor (Warwick), (born 13 Sept. 1957)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u18772. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile[dead link], The Times Online; accessed 18 March 2014.
- Judge Eleanor King biodata[permanent dead link], uk.sourcews.com; accessed 18 March 2014.
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