Finola O'Farrell

The Honourable
Mrs Justice O'Farrell
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High Court Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 October 2016
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born15 December 1960
United Kingdom
Alma materDurham University

Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell, DBE KC (born 15 December 1960),[1] commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell, is a British high court judge and barrister.

Early life

Finola O'Farrell was educated at St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls and later earned a bachelor's degree from Durham University in 1982.[2][failed verification]

Career

O'Farrell was called to the Bar in 1983 at the Inner Temple and practised construction and energy law. In 2002, she became a QC and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007.[3][4] On 3 October 2016, she was appointed as a High Court judge[3][5] and was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the same year.[6] She is Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court.[7]

Personal life

In 1993, she married Stuart Andrews with whom she has one daughter. He died in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "O'Farrell, Hon. Dame Finola (Mary Lucy), (Hon. Dame Finola Andrews)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u42970. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Keating Chambers (Chambers of Marcus Taverner QC)". The Legal 500. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | High Court Judge Appointment (Queen's Bench Division): O'Farrell". Judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Finola O'Farrell QC & Nerys Jefford QC appointed as Justices of the High Court". Keating Chambers. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "List of King's Bench Division Judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Knighthoods and DBEs conferred". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Nominated Court Judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 28 October 2022.


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