Julia Macur
Dame Julia Wendy Macur, DBE (born 17 April 1957)[1] is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Between April 2017 and December 2019, she was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales.[2]
She studied law at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1978.[3] She was called to the bar in 1979, and was a practising barrister on the Midland and Oxford Circuit between 1979 and 2005,[1] working in Birmingham.[4]
She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998, and was a Recorder of the Crown Court between 1999 and 2005, when she was appointed to the High Court.[1][5] On 1 October 2013, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal.[6]
In November 2012 she was appointed by Home Secretary Theresa May to review, the terms of the Waterhouse inquiry into the North Wales child abuse scandal, which had reported in 2000.[7]
In 2015, it was announced she would become Deputy Senior Presiding Judge from 1 January 2016 and Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1 January 2018;[8] this was brought forward to April 2017 on the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.[9]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Hon Mrs Justice Macur, DBE". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Lady Justice Macur DBE".
- ^ "Your University 2006/07", p. 35, University of Sheffield website; retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "City's first female High Court judge honoured" Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, WorcesterNews.co.uk, 10 December 2008; retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary of England and Wales. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal, number10.gov.uk; retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "May launches north Wales child abuse inquiry". BBC News. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Appointment of the Deputy Senior Presiding Judges and Senior Presiding Judges". judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Investigatory Powers Commissioner appointed: Lord Justice Fulford".
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