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- 1 2 3 "Former member of 23 Essex Street, HHJ Alexia Durran , is appointed as a Deputy Chief Coroner". 23es. 23 Essex Street. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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- ↑ St Catharine's College [@Catz_Cambridge] (29 May 2024). "We are proud that Catz alumna Her Honour Judge Alexia Durran (1989, English) has been appointed as Chief Coroner of England and Wales – the first woman to hold this position. Read more: https://judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/appointment-of-new-chief-coroner-2/ 📸: Christine Matthews, http://Geograph.com#CambridgeAlumni" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 October 2024– via Twitter.
- 1 2 "Appointment as a Senior Circuit Judge, Central Criminal Court: Durran". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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