Gwynneth Knowles
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Mrs Justice Knowles | |
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| High Court Judge Family Division | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2017 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Born | 11 July 1962[1] Oxford, England |
Dame Gwynneth Frances Dietlinde Knowles DBE (born 11 July 1962), styled Mrs Justice Knowles is a British High Court judge of the Family Division.[2][3]
Born in Oxford, Knowles attended Southill Sixth Form College.[4] She was called to the bar in 1993 and was appointed King's Counsel in 2011. She previously worked for Atlantic Chambers in Liverpool.[5][6]
She is fluent in German.[4]
In 2007, she was appointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge for the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.[5]
In 2017, she was appointed as a High Court judge and assigned to the Family Division.[7] She received the customary damehood from Elizabeth II in the same year.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "KNOWLES, Miss Gwynneth QC - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ a b "KNOWLES, Miss Gwynneth QC - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ a b c "Family Law Week: Gwynneth Knowles QC appointed to the High Court bench". www.familylawweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Apointment [sic] news | Atlantic Chambers". 2021-06-13. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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