1. Kathryn Thirlwall practised as a barrister from 1982, was a High Court judge from April 2010, and was promoted to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in February 2017.
13 Facts About Kathryn Thirlwall
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Kathryn Thirlwall was educated at St Anthony's Girls' Catholic School, a Catholic state school in Sunderland.
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Kathryn Thirlwall then studied at the University of Bristol, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980.
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Kathryn Thirlwall studied for the Common Professional Examination, a qualification for those without a law degree, at Newcastle Polytechnic; she completed this in 1981.
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Kathryn Thirlwall was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1982.
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Kathryn Thirlwall specialised in local authority education and abuse litigation.
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Kathryn Thirlwall became a QC in 1999, and served on the Professional Standards Committee of the Bar Council from 1999 to 2005.
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Kathryn Thirlwall became head of chambers at 7 Bedford Row in 2006, and a bencher of Middle Temple in 2008.
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Kathryn Thirlwall was appointed as a High Court judge in April 2010, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division, and received the customary damehood.
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Kathryn Thirlwall was Presiding Judge of the Midlands Circuit from 2011 to 2015.
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Kathryn Thirlwall was promoted to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in February 2017.
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Kathryn Thirlwall is the Treasurer of Middle Temple for 2025.
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Kathryn Thirlwall is married to Professor Charles Kelly; they have two adult children.