Henrietta Hill

Dame Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill,[2] DBE (born 30 September 1973), styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Hill is a British High Court Judge.[3][4]

Mrs Justice Hill
DBE
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
11 January 2022
Appointed byElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973[1]
Leeds, United Kingdom
SpouseRichard Kenyon (m. 2012)
Children2
Alma materCambridge University
ProfessionJudge

Early life and education

Hill was born on 30 September 1973 in Leeds, Yorkshire where she studied at Gateways School. She studied law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[4][5]

She married Richard Kenyon in 2012, with whom she has two sons.[4]

Career

Hill was called to the Bar in October 1997 at Inner Temple,[6] specialising in public inquiries, inquests and discrimination law. Before becoming a judge, she was a member of Doughty Street Chambers.[7]

Hill has been involved in many high-profile inquiries. These include representing 22 families concerning the Hillsborough disaster and acting for the family of Dawn Sturgess in the inquest concerning poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.[8][9]

Hill was appointed as an Assistant Coroner in 2013.[10][5] She is now an Honorary/Retired member of the Coroners' Society of England and Wales.[11]

She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2015 by Queen Elizabeth II.[3] From 2016 to 2021, Hill was Deputy Counsel to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.[12] In 2022, she was appointed a High Court Judge.[5] She received the customary damehood in 2023.[13]

References
  1. "HILL, Miss Henrietta - JustCite". justcite.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. "Crown Office | The Gazette". thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. "High Court Appointments – Morgan QC and Hill QC". judiciary.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. "Hill, (Eleanor Mary) Henrietta (born 30 September 1973), QC 2015". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2015. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283218. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. "High Court Judges 2021". Judicial Appointments Commission. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. "Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill - Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers". Juriosity.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. "Henrietta Hill > Doughty Street Chambers > London > England | Lawyer Profile". legal500.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. Tobin, Sam (16 December 2021). "Outgoing bar chair appointed to bench". Law Gazette. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. "Public Inquiry to be held into Novichok killing". doughtystreet.co.uk. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. "London Inner South Coroner's Court Report". London Inner South Coroner's Court. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. "Ms Henrietta Hill QC". coronersociety.org.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. "Henrietta Hill QC announced as Deputy Counsel to the Inquiry". iicsa.org.uk. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  13. "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". London Gazette. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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