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Julia Dias
British High Court Judge
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Dame Julia Amanda Dias DBE, KC (born 31 January 1959) is a British High Court judge.
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Mrs Justice Dias | |
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Charles III |
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| Born | 31 January 1959 |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall |
Personal life
Dias was born in Cambridge on 31 January 1959, the daughter of Michael Dias and Norah Dias.[1] She attended Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, later studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating in 1981.[1] Dias married in 1983 and has one son and one daughter.[1] She is fluent in French and Russian.[2]
Career
Dias was called to the Bar in 1982[3] by Inner Temple,[4] spending her early years in law as an Assistante Associée at the Paris Institute of Comparative Law.[5]
Dias joined the London-based chambers 7KBW in 1985 as the first female tenant, working in specialist commercial practice.[5] She was called to the Gibraltar Bar in 1994.[2]
She took silk in 2008, granting her the title QC (now KC since 8 September 2022).[6]
She was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2018[5] assigned to the Chancery division[3] and High Court judge on 20 March 2023,[7] assigned to the King's Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.[4]