Henrietta Hill
British High Court Judge
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Dame Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill[2] DBE, KC (born 30 September 1973) is a British High Court Judge.[3][4]
Mrs Justice Hill | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1973[1] |
| Spouse | Richard Kenyon (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 boys |
| Cambridge University | |
| Profession | Judge |
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 2 children.[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]