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

Wolverhampton Girls' High School (Game Before the Prize) , established = 1911 , closed = , type = Grammar school;academy , religious_affiliation = , president = , head_label = Headteacher , head = Trudi Young , r_head = , cha ...

and a graduate of the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth C ...

, Rafferty was the first woman Chair of the

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. She was appointed

Queen's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or ...

in 1990 and a Recorder the following year. In 1999, she was promoted Deputy High Court Judge, before her appointment to the

High Court of Justice The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (Englan ...

in 2000, when she was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division; she received the customary honour as

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

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

with effect from 5 July, and was sworn of the Privy Council. In November 2014, her appointment as

Chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

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

Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as F ...

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 Brian Barker KC, the retired Recorder of London; they have four daughters.

References

External links

''Debrett's People of Today''
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