Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss,Baroness Butler-Sloss,GBE,PC is a retired English judge. She was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal and was the highest-ranking female judge in the United Kingdom until 2004,when Baroness Hale was appointed to the House of Lords. Until June 2007,she chaired the inquests into the deaths of Diana,Princess of Wales,and Dodi Fayed. She stood down from that task with effect from that date,and the inquest was conducted by Lord Justice Scott Baker.
Dame Elizabeth Kathleen Lane,DBE was an English barrister and judge. She was the first woman appointed as a judge in the County Court,the first female High Court judge in England,and the first female bencher.
Vivien Judith Rose,Lady Rose of Colmworth,is a British judge currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Dame Sue Lascelles Carr,Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill,is an English jurist and life peer who has served as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales since 1 October 2023. She is the first woman to serve as the head of the judiciary of England and Wales since the inception of the office of Lord Chief Justice in the 13th century. Carr previously served as a High Court judge from 2013 to 2020 and a Lady Justice of Appeal from 2020 to 2023.
Dame Lucy Morgan Theis DBE KC,styled The Hon. Mrs. Justice Theis,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Dame Kathryn Mary Thirlwall,DBE,styled The Rt Hon Lady Justice Thirlwall,is an English judge of the Court of Appeal,and from January 2020 to September 2021 was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales. She practised as a barrister from 1982,was a High Court judge from April 2010,and was promoted to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in February 2017.
Dame Maura Patricia McGowan,DBE,styled The Hon. Mrs Justice McGowan,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Dame Elisabeth Mary Caroline Laing,,styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing,is a Lady Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Dame Parmjit Kaur "Bobbie" Cheema-Grubb,,styled Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb,is a judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. She is the first Asian woman to serve as a High Court judge in the United Kingdom.
Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell,DBE KC,commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell,is a British high court judge and barrister.
Prior to the 20th Century,there were few women in law in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919,women were not permitted to practice law in the United Kingdom. By 1931 there were around 100 female solicitors. The first female-only law partnership was founded in 1933. In 2010,a report by The Lawyer found that 22 percent of partners at the UK's top 100 firms were women;a follow-up report in 2015 found that figure had not changed. Since 2014,a number of large corporate firms of solicitors have set gender diversity targets to increase the percentage of women within their partnerships. By 2019,51% of British solicitors were women.
Dame Sara Elizabeth Cockerill,DBE is a British High Court judge.
Dame Frances Jean Judd,DBE is a British High Court judge.
Dame Jennifer Jane Eady,DBE is a British High Court judge.
Dame Karen Margaret Steyn,DBE is a British High Court judge.
Dame Kelyn Meher Bacon Darwin, is a British High Court judge.
Dame Naomi Lisa Ellenbogen,Mrs Barklem is a British High Court Judge.
Dame Joanna Angela Smith,,styled Mrs Justice Smith,is a British High Court judge.
Dame Heather Jane Williams,,also known as The Honourable Mrs Justice Heather Williams DBE,is a British High Court judge.
Dame Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill,styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Hill,is a British High Court Judge.
