The Honourable
Mrs Justice Eady
DBE
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Assumed office
1 October 2019
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1965-05-31) 31 May 1965
United Kingdom
Alma materSt Hugh's College, Oxford

Dame Jennifer Jane Eady, DBE (born 31 May 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Education

She was educated at Boston High School in Lincolnshire. She was studied politics, philosophy and economics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, completing a BA in 1986, and then completed a graduate diploma in law at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1988.[1]

Career

Eady was called to the bar at Inner Temple and practised employment law after completing her pupillage at Old Square Chambers in 1990 and remained there until 2013.[2] She served as a recorder from 2003 to 2013, took silk in 2006, and was a senior circuit judge from 2013. She was chair of the Employment Tribunals and a part-time employment judge from 2001 until 2008, member of the Acas Council from 2008 to 2014, and a trustee of the Free Representation Unit from 2006 to 2014.[1]

On 1 October 2019, Eady was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[3] She took the customary damehood in 2019.[1] From 2022, she has been President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, replacing Sir Akhlaq Choudhury.[4]

Personal life

She is married and has one son.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Eady, Hon. Dame Jennifer Jane, (born 31 May 1965)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245302. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Former member Jennifer Eady appointed to the High Court bench". Old Square Chambers. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Appointment of the President Of The Employment Appeal Tribunal: Eady". Judiciary UK. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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