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⚫ | '''Sue Lascelles Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|size=100|DBE|PC}} (born 1 September 1964) is an English judge who has served as [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales]] since 1 October 2023. She is the first woman to serve as the head of the [[judiciary of England and Wales]] since the inception of the office of Lord Chief Justice in the 13th century. Carr previously served as a [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]] from 2013 to 2020 and a [[Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)|Lady Justice of Appeal]] from 2020 to 2023. |
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Carr is the first woman to serve as Lord Chief Justice since the office's inception in the 13th century,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siddique |first1=Haroon |date=15 June 2023 |title=Dame Sue Carr appointed first female lord chief justice in England and Wales |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/15/dame-sue-carr-appointed-first-female-lord-chief-justice-in-england-and-wales |access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-02 |title=Dame Sue Carr is first Lady Chief Justice, the top judge for England and Wales |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66983380 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref> and chose to be styled Lady Chief Justice.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymas |first=Charles |date=2023-09-26 |title=Britain's most senior judge to be called Lady Chief Justice |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/26/dame-sue-carr-to-be-called-lady-chief-justice/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> On 29 September, it was announced that she would be raised to the peerage.<ref name="Gazette 20231005">{{London Gazette|date=5 October 2023|issue=64191|page=19902}}</ref> |
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She was created ''Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill'' on 6 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/5002/career|title=Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> |
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Carr was born on 1 September 1964 to businessman [[Richard Carr (businessman)|Richard Carr]] and Edda Harvey ({{nee|Armbrust}}).<ref name="WW">{{Who's Who|title=Carr, Rt Hon. Dame Sue|year=2021|id=U4000228|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U4000228}}</ref> She was educated at [[Wycombe Abbey]], an [[Independent school|independent]] girls' school in [[Buckinghamshire]], later serving as a governor of the school for 13 years. Carr read modern languages and law at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref name="WW"/><ref name="CTJ-bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/lady-justice-carr/|title=Lady Chief Justice Carr|date=1 August 2022|publisher=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> |
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Carr is the daughter of the businessman [[Richard Carr (businessman)|Richard Carr]] and Edda Harvey (née Armbrust),<ref name="Who's Who">''Carr, Sue Lascelles, (Mrs A. Birch)'', Who's Who 2019 (A & C Black)</ref> and was educated at [[Wycombe Abbey]] School in [[Buckinghamshire]] and at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]. |
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==Legal career== |
==Legal career== |
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Carr was called to the bar in 1987 and practised from 4 New Square Chambers. She was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 2003.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=2 May 2003|issue=56924|page=5454}}</ref> On 6 May 2009, Carr was appointed a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]],<ref>{{London Gazette|date=12 May 2009|issue=59059|page=8063}}</ref> and was approved to serve as a deputy High Court judge.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/judicial-appointments/judicial-080513-051|title=High Court Judge Appointment – Sue Carr|publisher=Ministry of Justice|date=8 May 2013|access-date=27 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225234941/http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/judicial-appointments/judicial-080513-051|archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> |
Carr was called to the bar in 1987 and practised from 4 New Square Chambers. She was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 2003.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=2 May 2003|issue=56924|page=5454}}</ref> On 6 May 2009, Carr was appointed a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]],<ref>{{London Gazette|date=12 May 2009|issue=59059|page=8063}}</ref> and was approved to serve as a deputy High Court judge.<ref name="HC appointment">{{cite press release|url=http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/judicial-appointments/judicial-080513-051|title=High Court Judge Appointment – Sue Carr|publisher=Ministry of Justice|date=8 May 2013|access-date=27 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225234941/http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/judicial-appointments/judicial-080513-051|archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Carr was the chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association in 2007 and 2008, and the chairman of the Conduct Committee of the Bar Standards Board from 2008 to 2011. In April 2011, Carr was appointed Disciplinary Commissioner in proceedings before the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref> |
Carr was the chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association in 2007 and 2008, and the chairman of the Conduct Committee of the [[Bar Standards Board]] from 2008 to 2011.<ref name="CTJ-bio"/> In April 2011, Carr was appointed Disciplinary Commissioner in proceedings before the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/defence/icc%20disciplinary%20organs%20for%20counsel/Pages/the%20appointment%20of%20a%20new%20commissioner%20by%20the%20presidency.aspx |title=The appointment of a new Commissioner by the Presidency |publisher=International Criminal Court |access-date=3 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204150/http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/defence/icc%20disciplinary%20organs%20for%20counsel/Pages/the%20appointment%20of%20a%20new%20commissioner%20by%20the%20presidency.aspx |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> |
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On 14 June 2013 Carr was appointed a [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]],<ref>{{London Gazette|date=17 June 2013|issue=60542|page=11879}}</ref> receiving the customary appointment as [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (DBE).<ref>{{London Gazette|date=25 February 2014|issue=60791|page=3889}} |
On 14 June 2013, Carr was appointed a [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]] in the room of [[Nicholas Stadlen|Mr Justice Stadlen]],<ref name="HC appointment"/><ref>{{London Gazette|date=17 June 2013|issue=60542|page=11879}}</ref> receiving the customary appointment as [[Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (DBE).<ref>{{London Gazette|date=25 February 2014|issue=60791|page=3889}}</ref> She was assigned to the [[Queen's Bench Division]] of the [[High Court of England and Wales|High Court]].<ref name="CTJ-bio"/> She was a member of the board of the [[Judicial College]] from 2014 to 2018, and served as a member of the [[Investigatory Powers Tribunal]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref name="CTJ-bio"/><ref>{{London Gazette|date=27 February 2014|issue=60793|page=4097}}</ref> Carr is a governing [[bencher]] of the [[Inner Temple]]. |
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Carr was appointed to the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]] on 21 April 2020 |
Carr was appointed to the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]] on 21 April 2020,<ref>{{London Gazette|date=27 April 2020|issue=62983|page=8038}}</ref> and was succeeded as a High Court judge by [[Neil Calver|Mr Justice Calver]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/high-court-appointments-2/ |title=High Court Appointments |date=14 September 2020 |publisher=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref> Carr was sworn of the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] on 28 April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-28-List-of-Business.pdf |title=Orders Approved and Business Transacted at the Privy Council held by The Queen at Windsor Castle on 28th April 2021 |publisher=Privy Council Office |date=28 April 2021 |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> |
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On 15 June 2023, Carr's appointment as [[ |
On 15 June 2023, Carr's appointment as [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] was announced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointment of Lord Chief Justice: 15 June 2023|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-lord-chief-justice-15-june-2023 |publisher=www.gov.uk |access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref> She became the first woman to head the [[judiciary of England and Wales]] since the inception of the office in the 13th century.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siddique |first1=Haroon |date=15 June 2023 |title=Dame Sue Carr appointed first female lord chief justice in England and Wales |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/15/dame-sue-carr-appointed-first-female-lord-chief-justice-in-england-and-wales |access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-02 |title=Dame Sue Carr is first Lady Chief Justice, the top judge for England and Wales |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66983380 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymas |first=Charles |date=2023-09-26 |title=Britain's most senior judge to be called Lady Chief Justice |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/26/dame-sue-carr-to-be-called-lady-chief-justice/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Carr chose to be styled Lady Chief Justice and succeeded [[Lord Burnett of Maldon]] on 1 October.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=5 October 2023|issue=64191|page=19902}}</ref> Her swearing-in on 2 October was the first time that the ceremony was [[livestream]]ed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/swearing-in-of-dame-sue-carr-as-lcj-to-be-live-streamed/ |title=Swearing in of Dame Sue Carr as LCJ to be live streamed |date=26 September 2023 |publisher=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> On 6 November, she was created a [[life peer]] as ''Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, of [[Walton-on-the-Hill]] in the [[Surrey|County of Surrey]]''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=64223 |date=9 November 2023 |page=22550}}</ref> She was [[Introduction (House of Lords)|introduced to the House of Lords]] on 30 November.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/the-right-honourable-the-baroness-carr-of-walton-on-the-hill/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |publisher=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary}}</ref><ref>{{cite Hansard |title=Introduction: Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill |jurisdiction=Parliament of the United Kingdom |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-11-30/debates/9F9B14CB-DB81-4487-806B-CC442CFDAE4C/IntroductionBaronessCarrOfWalton-On-The-Hill |house=House of Lords |date=30 November 2023 |volume=834 |column=1169}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Carr married Alexander Birch in 1993. They have two sons and a daughter.<ref name="WW"/><ref name="CTJ-bio"/> |
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Carr is married to Alexander Birch. They have three children.<ref name="Who's Who"/> Carr is a member of the Governing Council of [[Wycombe Abbey School]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Wycombe Abbey|url=http://www.wycombeabbey.com/cgi-bin/2/search.cgi?action=search&keywordSearchFields=num&keyword=122&categoryNum=61&template=articleLists/categoryIndex-1col.html|title=The Council|accessdate=27 July 2013}}</ref> |
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The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill | |
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Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
Assumed office 1 October 2023 | |
Nominated by | Alex Chalk |
Appointed by | Charles III |
Preceded by | The Lord Burnett of Maldon |
Lady Justice of Appeal | |
In office 21 April 2020 – 30 September 2023 | |
Justice of the High Court | |
In office 14 June 2013 – 20 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mr Justice Stadlen |
Succeeded by | Mr Justice Calver |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 6 November 2023 Life peerage[a] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sue Lascelles Carr 1 September 1964 Vereinigtes Königreich |
Spouse |
Alexander Birch (m. 1993) |
Children | 3 |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sue Lascelles Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, DBE, PC (born 1 September 1964) is an English judge who has served as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales since 1 October 2023. She is the first woman to serve as the head of the judiciary of England and Wales since the inception of the office of Lord Chief Justice in the 13th century. Carr previously served as a High Court judge from 2013 to 2020 and a Lady Justice of Appeal from 2020 to 2023.
Early life and education
Carr was born on 1 September 1964 to businessman Richard Carr and Edda Harvey (née Armbrust).[1] She was educated at Wycombe Abbey, an independent girls' school in Buckinghamshire, later serving as a governor of the school for 13 years. Carr read modern languages and law at Trinity College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Legal career
Carr was called to the bar in 1987 and practised from 4 New Square Chambers. She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2003.[3] On 6 May 2009, Carr was appointed a recorder,[4] and was approved to serve as a deputy High Court judge.[5]
Carr was the chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association in 2007 and 2008, and the chairman of the Conduct Committee of the Bar Standards Board from 2008 to 2011.[2] In April 2011, Carr was appointed Disciplinary Commissioner in proceedings before the International Criminal Court.[6]
On 14 June 2013, Carr was appointed a High Court judge in the room of Mr Justice Stadlen,[5][7] receiving the customary appointment as Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE).[8] She was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court.[2] She was a member of the board of the Judicial College from 2014 to 2018, and served as a member of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal from 2014 to 2016.[2][9] Carr is a governing bencher of the Inner Temple.
Carr was appointed to the Court of Appeal on 21 April 2020,[10] and was succeeded as a High Court judge by Mr Justice Calver.[11] Carr was sworn of the Privy Council on 28 April 2021.[12]
On 15 June 2023, Carr's appointment as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was announced.[13] She became the first woman to head the judiciary of England and Wales since the inception of the office in the 13th century.[14][15][16] Carr chose to be styled Lady Chief Justice and succeeded Lord Burnett of Maldon on 1 October.[17] Her swearing-in on 2 October was the first time that the ceremony was livestreamed.[18] On 6 November, she was created a life peer as Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, of Walton-on-the-Hill in the County of Surrey.[19] She was introduced to the House of Lords on 30 November.[20][21]
Personal life
Carr married Alexander Birch in 1993. They have two sons and a daughter.[1][2]
Notes
- ^ As a serving senior judge, Carr is currently disqualified from sitting in the House of Lords.
References
- ^ a b c "Carr, Rt Hon. Dame Sue". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U4000228. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c d e "Lady Chief Justice Carr". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 56924". The London Gazette. 2 May 2003. p. 5454.
- ^ "No. 59059". The London Gazette. 12 May 2009. p. 8063.
- ^ a b "High Court Judge Appointment – Sue Carr" (Press release). Ministry of Justice. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "The appointment of a new Commissioner by the Presidency". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "No. 60542". The London Gazette. 17 June 2013. p. 11879.
- ^ "No. 60791". The London Gazette. 25 February 2014. p. 3889.
- ^ "No. 60793". The London Gazette. 27 February 2014. p. 4097.
- ^ "No. 62983". The London Gazette. 27 April 2020. p. 8038.
- ^ "High Court Appointments". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Orders Approved and Business Transacted at the Privy Council held by The Queen at Windsor Castle on 28th April 2021" (PDF). Privy Council Office. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Lord Chief Justice: 15 June 2023". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Siddique, Haroon (15 June 2023). "Dame Sue Carr appointed first female lord chief justice in England and Wales". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Dame Sue Carr is first Lady Chief Justice, the top judge for England and Wales". BBC News. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Hymas, Charles (26 September 2023). "Britain's most senior judge to be called Lady Chief Justice". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "No. 64191". The London Gazette. 5 October 2023. p. 19902.
- ^ "Swearing in of Dame Sue Carr as LCJ to be live streamed". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "No. 64223". The London Gazette. 9 November 2023. p. 22550.
- ^ "The Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Introduction: Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 834. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 30 November 2023. col. 1169.
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