Dame Eleanor Warwick King, ('' née'' Hamilton; born 13 September 1957) is a British judge of the

Court of Appeal of England and Wales The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to ...

Biography

Born as Eleanor Warwick Hamilton (and known by her maiden name until being appointed as a judge), she was educated at

Queen Margaret's School, York Queen Margaret's, York is an independent boarding school and day school for girls age 11–18 in Escrick Park near York, England. The school was named after Queen Margaret, the Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093. History Queen Margaret's w ...

and at

Hull University , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

(LLB). She was called to the Bar, Inner Temple in 1979. She was an Assistant Recorder from 1996 to 2000. She took silk in 1999 and was appointed as a deputy High Court judge and recorder. She was appointed as a High Court judge, assigned to the Family Division on 4 April 2008. In 2011 she was awarded an honorary PhD from Hull University in recognition of her work in the Law. In 2014, she was appointed a Court of Appeal Judge.

Family

Lady Justice King's husband, Tom King, is also a

law graduate (1973–1976). The couple have four daughters.

Affiliations

*Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

References

External links

Profile
''The Times Online''; accessed 18 March 2014.
Judge Eleanor King biodata
uk.sourcews.com; accessed 18 March 2014. 1957 births Living people Alumni of the University of Hull English barristers English women judges Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Family Division judges People educated at Queen Margaret's School, York People from Selby District 21st-century King's Counsel Lady Justices of Appeal Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom {{UK-law-bio-stub