Mrs Justice Jefford | |
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| High Court Judge King's Bench Division | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2016 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1962 Swansea,Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall,Oxford |
Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford, DBE (born 25 December 1962) [1] is a High Court Judge of England and Wales. [2]
She was born in Swansea,Wales and educated at Olchfa School,and graduated from Lady Margaret Hall,Oxford in 1984,followed by an LLM from the University of Virginia in 1985,where she was a Fulbright Scholar. [1]
Jefford was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1986,became a QC in 2008,and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007. In addition to practice,Jefford contributed to Keating on Construction Contracts from the fifth edition in 1991 to the eighth edition in 2006. [1]
On 3 October 2016,she was appointed as a High Court judge,assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. [2] [3] [4]
She is the Presiding Judge for Wales and sits on the Technology and Construction Court. [4]
In July 2021,Jefford was part of the first all-female Court of Appeal panel in Wales,sitting alongside Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Mrs Justice Steyn. [5]
In 2016,Jefford was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). [6]
In 2023 Jefford was awarded an honorary doctorate by Leeds Beckett University. [7]
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