Dame Julia Amanda Dias DBE (born 31 January 1959)[1] is a British High Court judge.[2]
Mrs Justice Dias | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Charles III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1959 Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall |
Personal life edit
Dias was born in Cambridge on 31 January 1959. She attended Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, later studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Dias graduated from Trinity Hall in 1981.[1]
Dias married in 1983 and has one son and one daughter.[1]
She is fluent in French and Russian.[3]
Career edit
Dias was called to the Bar in 1982[4] by Inner Temple,[5] spending her early years in law as an Assistante Associée at the Paris Institute of Comparative Law.[2]
Dias joined the London-based chambers 7KBW in 1985 as the first female tenant, working in specialist commercial practice.[2]
She was called to the Gibraltar Bar in 1994.[3]
She took silk in 2008, granting her the title KC (then QC).[6]
She was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2018,[2] assigned to the Chancery division.[4]
She was appointed a High Court judge on 20 March 2023[7] and assigned to the King's Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.[5]
She received the customary[clarification needed] damehood in 2023.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Dias, Julia Amanda, (Mrs S. J. Orford), (born 31 Jan. 1959), KC; barrister; a Deputy High Court Judge, since 2018". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U246930. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b c d "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b "Julia Dias KC". 7KBW. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Julia Dias KC". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Julia Dias KC". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "QC/KC | Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "HC Appointment | Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-10.