| Dame Frances Patterson | |
| Office: | Justice of the High Court |
| Term Start: | 2013 |
| Term End: | 2016 |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1954 |
| Birth Place: | County Durham, England |
| Alma Mater: | University of Leicester |
Dame Frances Silvia Patterson, (29 November 1954 – 20 December 2016), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Patterson, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1]
Born in County Durham, Patterson was educated at The Queen's School, Chester and the University of Leicester.[2] [3]
Patterson was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1977. Following a period as a Law Commissioner she was appointed to be a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on 1 October 2013.
Patterson was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 18 February 2014.
She died after a short illness on 20 December 2016, aged 62. Patterson was survived by her husband, Dr Graham Nicholson, and their three sons, Oliver, Leo and Simon.[4] [5]