Jennifer Roberts (judge)
Mrs Justice Roberts | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 3 June 2014 – 10 June 2024 | |
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| Born | 3 March 1953 Southampton, England |
| Died | 10 June 2024 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
| Occupation | Judge |
Dame Jennifer Mary Roberts, DBE (née Halden; 3 March 1953 – 10 June 2024), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Roberts, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1]
Jennifer Mary Halden was born in Southampton on 3 March 1953.[2] She was educated at the University of Southampton (LLB). She was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1988.[3] She was a judge of the High Court of Justice (Family Division) in 2014.[4]
Roberts died of cancer on 10 June 2024, at the age of 71.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Dame Jennifer Roberts, High Court judge respected for her fairness and unflappability – obituary". The Telegraph. 13 June 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ ‘ROBERTS, Jennifer Mary’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge – Roberts". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Jennifer Mary Roberts DBE". The Times. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Dame Jennifer Roberts obituary: judge in landmark divorce cases". The Times. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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