Nerys Jefford
Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford, DBE is a High Court Judge of England and Wales.[1]
Early life[]
She was educated at Olchfa School, Swansea, and graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1984, followed by an LLM from the University of Virginia in 1985, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.[citation needed]
Career[]
Jefford was called to the Bar in 1986, became a QC in 2008, and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007. In 2016, she was appointed as a High Court judge, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[1][2]
In July 2021, Jefford made legal history as part of the first all-female Court of Appeal panel in Wales, sitting alongside Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Mrs Justice Steyn. [3]
Honours[]
In 2016, Jefford was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "High Court Judge Appointment (Queen's Bench Division): Jefford". www.judiciary.uk. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Keating Chambers. "Finola O'Farrell QC & Nerys Jefford QC appointed as Justices of the High Court". Keating Chambers. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ Evans, Jason. "Legal history being made in Swansea with first all-female Court of Appeal to sit in Wales". Wales Online.
- ^ "Knighthoods and DBEs conferred: 18 November 2016". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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