Laura Cox Explained

Dame Laura Mary Cox, (born 8 November 1951), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cox, is a former English High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division, serving from 2002 until her retirement in 2016.^[1] Before serving on the bench, she was a barrister who specialised in employment law, discrimination and human rights.

Affiliations

• Head of Cloisters Chambers, Temple (1995–2002)
• Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee (1995–99) and Equal Opportunities Committee (1999–2002)
• Bencher of the Inner Temple; member of the Independent Human Rights Organization Justice (former Council member) and *Lawyers of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties), co-founder
• Vice-President of the Institute of Employment Rights
• Panel of Experts advising the Cambridge University Independent Review of Discrimination Legislation, panel member
• Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary College, London University (2005)
• Council of the University of London (2003–06), member
• President of the Association of Women Barristers
• United Kingdom Association of Women Judges, committee member

Judicial career

She was appointed as a Queen's Bench Division judge in the High Court on 4 November 2002, and was awarded, as customary, a damehood (DBE).^[2]

See also

• Murder of Sian O'Callaghan^[3]

External links

• Kent.ac.uk
• Hmcourts-service.gov.uk
• Thelawyer.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ex-judge Dame Laura Cox to head Commons bullying inquiry. . 23 April 2018.
2. Web site: List of the Senior Judiciary . January 15, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080113111411/http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/keyfacts/list_judiciary/senior_judiciary_list.htm . January 13, 2008 .
3. News: Christopher Halliwell led police to two bodies – then tried to evade trial. The Guardian. 19 October 2012. 20 October 2012.