Mrs Justice O'Farrell | |
|---|---|
| High Court Judge | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1960 |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell (born 15 December 1960),officially titled The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell,is a British jurist who has served as a High Court Judge since 2016. [1]
Finola O'Farrell was educated at St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls and later earned a bachelor's degree from Durham University in 1982. [2] [ failed verification ]
O'Farrell was called to the Bar in 1983 at the Inner Temple and practised construction and energy law. In 2002,she became a QC and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007. [3] [4] On 3 October 2016,she was appointed as a High Court judge [3] [5] and was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the same year. [6] She is Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court. [7] She is also the judge responsible for the Mariana dam disaster case against BHP. [8]
In 1993,she married Stuart Andrews with whom she has one daughter. He died in 2010. [1]