Dame Jennifer Jane Eady, DBE (born 31 May 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.
Mrs Justice Eady | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1965 United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Education
editShe was educated at Boston High School in Lincolnshire. She studied politics, philosophy and economics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, completing a BA in 1986, and then earned a graduate diploma in law at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1988.[1]
Career
editEady was called to the bar at Inner Temple and practised employment law after completing her pupillage at Old Square Chambers in 1990, remaining there until 2013.[2] She served as a recorder from 2003 to 2013, took silk in 2006, and became a senior circuit judge in 2013. She was chair of the Employment Tribunals and a part-time employment judge from 2001 until 2008, a member of the Acas Council from 2008 to 2014, and a trustee of the Free Representation Unit from 2006 to 2014.[1]
On 1 October 2019, Eady was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[3] She received the customary damehood in 2019.[1] From 2022, she has served as President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, replacing Sir Akhlaq Choudhury.[4]
Personal life
editShe is married and has one son.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Eady, Hon. Dame Jennifer Jane, (born 31 May 1965)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245302. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Former member Jennifer Eady appointed to the High Court bench". Old Square Chambers. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Appointment of the President Of The Employment Appeal Tribunal: Eady". Judiciary UK. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.