Lady Justice Andrews | |
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Lady Justice of Appeal | |
Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
High Court Judge Queen's Bench Division | |
In office 2013–2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 April 1959 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Dame Geraldine Mary Andrews, DBE , PC , KC (born 19 April 1959),styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Andrews,is a Lady Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. [1]
She was educated at King's College London (LLB with First-class honours,1980;LLM,1982;AKC). She was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1981 and practiced as a commercial barrister from Essex Court Chambers specialising in shipping and international trade. [2] [3] She became a bencher in 2004 and was appointed as Vice Treasurer at the Inn from 2024 before taking up role as Treasurer in 2025. [4] She was made a QC in 2001,and a Recorder on the Midland Circuit from 2001,deputy judge of the High Court from 2006 to 2013,and judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) since 2013. [5]
She was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal in October 2020. [6] She sits in both criminal and civil appeals as well as in the Divisional Court.
She is the co-author of The Law of Guarantees (7th ed 2015). [2]
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