Linda Joy Stern, née Hart (21 December 1941 – 10 September 2006) was an English judge and prosecutor, known for prosecuting rape and child abuse cases.
Linda Joy Stern | |
|---|---|
| Born | Linda Joy Hart 21 December 1941 London |
| Died | 10 September 2006 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, prosecutor |
Early life and education
editLinda Joy Hart was born in London in 1941, the daughter of Lionel Hart and Lily Rachel Gold. Her family was Jewish.[1] Her father worked as a scientist during World War II and died in a laboratory incident shortly before she was born. Her stepfather was Ally Saville.[2] She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in London.[1]
Career
editHart was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1971. In 1972, she became the first woman member of the Red Lion Chambers.[1][3] In 1987 Stern won permission to use a new genetic paternity test in court to prove a sexual assault case, a first in an English criminal court.[2][4]
Stern was appointed a QC in 1991. Stern was known for prosecuting murder, rape, and child abuse cases;[5][6][7] most notably, she was prosecutor in the Victoria Climbié murder trial.[8] She was a recorder of the Crown Court from 1990 to 2001, and was a circuit judge from 2001 to 2006.[9]
Stern was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1993.[1]
Personal life
editLinda Joy Hart married twice. She married her first husband, Michael Brian Rose, in 1961. They had two sons, Ian and Jeremy, before Rose died in 1976. She married her second husband, commodities broker Nigel Maurice Stern,[10] in 1978. She died from cancer in 2006, aged 64 years, in London.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Linda Joy Stern" Jewish Lives Project.
- ^ a b c "Linda Stern". Jewish Chronicle. 24 November 2006. p. 32. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Recent History" Red Lion Chambers.
- ^ Grieg, Geordie; Rufford, Nick (2 August 1987). "Court to Accept Genetic Test" (PDF). Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "'Monster' Given Life for Abuse". The Guardian. 30 June 1993. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brindle, David (3 December 1997). "Second Child Death Renews Pressure on Local Authority". The Guardian. p. 8. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Racial Tensions in Playground 'led to murder outside school'". The Guardian. 18 August 1992. p. 2. Retrieved 22 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gillan, Audrey (4 January 2001). "'Blinding neglect' of care". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Legal news". The Times. 12 October 2006. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Nigel Stern". The Gazette. Retrieved 22 March 2020.