Dame Anne Judith Rafferty, (born 26 July 1950), is an English jurist, who served as a

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of England and Wales from 2011 to 2020. Full_Bottomed_Wig

On 10 September 2022, Rafferty attended the Accession Council as a Privy Councillor and signed the Proclamation of Accession of King Charles III.

Career

Educated at

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and a graduate of the

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, Rafferty was the first woman Chair of the Criminal Bar Association. She was appointed

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in 1990 and a

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the following year. In 1999, she was promoted Deputy High Court Judge, before her appointment to the

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in 2000, when she was assigned to the

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Division; she received the customary honour as

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(DBE). In 2011, Rafferty was appointed to the

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with effect from 5 July, and was sworn of the

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. In November 2014, her appointment as

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of the

(her alma mater) was announced, to replace Sir Peter Middleton in Summer 2015. In 2019, she became known for overturning a lower court decision that Prime Minister

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had to face three allegations of misconduct in public office, including a disputed claim that the UK was sending £350m a week to Brussels.Nadeem Badshah,
Boris Johnson wins court challenge over £350m Brexit claims
, ''The Guardian'', 7 June 2019.

Personal life

Dame Anne Rafferty is married to fellow jurist, Judge

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KC, the retired

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; they have four daughters.

References

External links

''Debrett's People of Today''
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