Jennifer Eady
British judge
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Dame Jennifer Jane Eady, DBE (born 31 May 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.
Mrs Justice Eady | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Born | 31 May 1965 |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Education
She was educated at Boston High School in Lincolnshire, gaining 9 O-levels in 1981.[2] She worked with the Boston Playgoers theatre.[3]
She studied politics, philosophy and economics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, completing a BA in 1986, and then earned 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, remaining there until 2013.[4] She served as a recorder from 2003 to 2013, took silk in 2006, and became a senior circuit judge in 2013. She was chair of the Employment Tribunals and a part-time employment judge from 2001 until 2008, a 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.[5] She received the customary damehood in 2019.[1] From 2022–2025, she served as President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, replacing Sir Akhlaq Choudhury.[6]
Personal life
She is married and has one son.[1]