Sonia Proudman Explained

Dame Sonia Rosemary Susan Proudman, DBE (30 July 1949 – 22 July 2023), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Proudman, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Education

Proudman was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.^[1] She was one of the first female winners of the Eldon Scholarship.^[2]

Career

Proudman was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn in 1972. She became a Bencher in 1996 and a Recorder in 2000. She was a Deputy High Court Judge from 2001 to 2008, until she was appointed to the Chancery Division on a full-time basis. She was the second woman assigned to the Chancery Division, after Mary Arden.

Proudman was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2008.

Proudman retired from the bench on 2 October 2017.^[3]

Death

Sonia Proudman died on 22 July 2023, at the age of 73.^{[4] [5]}

Arms

Proudman obtained a grant of arms in 2009.^[6]

Escutcheon:	Gules a Cross voided throughout Or surmounted by a Peacock in his pride proper perched upon a Cartwheel Argent.
Motto:	Auctoritate Paulisper Ornatus

External links

• Notice of knighthood
• Biodata

Notes and References

1. Web site: LMH, Oxford - Prominent Alumni. 22 May 2015.
2. Web site: Eldon Scholarship Award Holders since 1919. 16 September 2015. Oxford University. 3 October 2017.
3. Web site: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Dame Sonia Rosemary Susan Proudman DBE . www.judiciary.gov.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071700/https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-dame-sonia-rosemary-susan-proudman-dbe/ . 2017-12-10.
4. Web site: We regret to inform you of the passing of Dame Sonia Proudman DBE . Radcliffe Chambers . 27 July 2023 . 25 July 2023.
5. News: Dame Sonia Cartwright (née Proudman) . 6 August 2023 . The Times . 4 August 2023.
6. Web site: October 2009 Newsletter (No. 22) - College of Arms.