Mrs Justice Knowles | |
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High Court Judge Family Division | |
Assumed office 2 October 2017 | |
Monarchs |
Elizabeth II Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Oxford, England | 11 July 1962
Dame Gwynneth Frances Dietlinde Knowles DBE (born 11 July 1962), styled Mrs Justice Knowles is a British High Court judge of the Family Division. [2] [3]
Born in Oxford, Knowles attended Southill Sixth Form College. [4] She was called to the bar in 1993 and was appointed King's Counsel in 2011. She previously worked for Atlantic Chambers in Liverpool. [5] [6]
She is fluent in German. [4]
In 2007, she was appointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge for the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber. [5]
In 2017, she was appointed as a High Court judge and assigned to the Family Division. [7] She received the customary damehood from Elizabeth II in the same year. [5]
In 2019, it was reported in the national media that Mrs Justice Knowles had a £5 ‘shampoo’ expense claim approved by the Ministry of Justice and that this, amongst other claims by fellow members of the judiciary, led to a new expenses policy being implemented by the Government. [8]
Mrs Justice Knowles | |
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High Court Judge Family Division | |
Assumed office 2 October 2017 | |
Monarchs |
Elizabeth II Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Oxford, England | 11 July 1962
Dame Gwynneth Frances Dietlinde Knowles DBE (born 11 July 1962), styled Mrs Justice Knowles is a British High Court judge of the Family Division. [2] [3]
Born in Oxford, Knowles attended Southill Sixth Form College. [4] She was called to the bar in 1993 and was appointed King's Counsel in 2011. She previously worked for Atlantic Chambers in Liverpool. [5] [6]
She is fluent in German. [4]
In 2007, she was appointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge for the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber. [5]
In 2017, she was appointed as a High Court judge and assigned to the Family Division. [7] She received the customary damehood from Elizabeth II in the same year. [5]
In 2019, it was reported in the national media that Mrs Justice Knowles had a £5 ‘shampoo’ expense claim approved by the Ministry of Justice and that this, amongst other claims by fellow members of the judiciary, led to a new expenses policy being implemented by the Government. [8]