Maura_McGowan

Maura McGowan

Maura McGowan

British judge

Dame Maura Patricia McGowan, DBE (born 27 January 1957), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice McGowan, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1]

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Personal life and education

She was educated at Virgo Fidelis Convent School and the University of Manchester.[2]

McGowan is a Trustee of the London Irish Centre.[3]

Career

She was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1980[2] and began work at '2 Bedford Row' and 'Lincoln House chambes', specialising in Criminal law.[4]

She was appointed King's Counsel (previously Queen's) in 2001.[5]

McGowan was appointed as a Recorder in 2000 and assigned to the South Eastern circuit.[6] She would later be appointed as a High Court judge in 2014[4] and be assigned to the King's Bench Division. She received the customary Dame Commander in November 2014.[7]

McGowan was elected a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2005 and later, a Treasurer for 2022.[8]

Notable cases

References

  1. [1]
    "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    "McGowan, Hon. Dame Maura Patricia, (born 27 Jan. 1957), a Judge of the High Court, King's (formerly Queen's) Bench Division, since 2014". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U42390. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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    "Dame Maura McGowan". London Irish Centre. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Middle Temple | The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple". www.middletemple.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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    "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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    "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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    "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Officers of the Inn," Middle Temple website, retrieved 9 April 2022.


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