Mrs Justice Lambert DBE | |
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| High Court Judge King's Bench Division | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Born | 15 August 1963 Newcastle upon Tyne,England |
Dame Christina Caroline Lambert DBE,styled Mrs Justice Lambert (born 15 August 1963) is a British High Court judge. [1]
Lambert was born on 15 August 1963 in Newcastle upon Tyne. She attended Central Newcastle High School for Girls. She studied history at Emmanuel College,Cambridge,and law at City University,London. [2]
After graduating,Lambert worked at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. [3]
Before completing her Bar training course,in 1988 Lambert was awarded a grant by the Inner Temple of £3.500 and a Yarbrough-Anderson scholarship of £300 in August 1988. (£8,409 in 2019). [4]
After completing her Pupillage,Lambert was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1988 and began her tenancy at 6 Pump Court Chambers. She later moved to '1 Crown Office Row' where she remained until taking up office. [5] She was appointed King's Counsel in 2009. [6]
In 2012 Lambert was appointed as Lead Counsel to the Dame Janet Smith Review into the culture and practices of the BBC relating to the sexual abuse of Jimmy Savile. [7] Between 2014 and 2016,Lambert acted as lead counsel for the coroner in the Hillsborough disaster inquest. [8] She remarked that the inquest as the most memorable moment in her career. [3] [9]
“During my questioning of the match commander,David Duckenfield,he admitted that he lied about fans forcing the exit gate to gain entry to the stadium:the court —packed with the relatives of those who died —fell completely silent.” [10]
Lambert was appointed as a High Court judge on 11 January 2018 [11] and assigned to the Kings Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice. [9] In May 2019,She received the customary title of Dame Commander of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II at St James's Palace. [12] She is an honorary fellow of Emmanuel College,Cambridge. [13]
Lambert presided over the trial of Savannah Brockhill and Frankie Smith,for the murder of Star Hobson. [14] She also presided over the 2023 trial of David Boyd,for the murder of Nikki Allan,that had remained unsolved since 1992. [15] She has been assigned to hear the case regarding the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree,starting 28 April 2025. [16]
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