Julia Macur
British judge (born 1957)
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Dame Julia Wendy Macur, DBE (born 17 April 1957),[1] known as The Rt Hon Lady Justice Macur, was a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Between April 2017 and December 2019, she was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales.[2]
Lady Justice Macur | |
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| Lady Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 2013–2025 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| High Court Judge Family Division | |
| In office 2005–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1957 |
| Education | University of Sheffield |
She studied law at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1978.[3] She was called to the bar in 1979, and was a practising barrister on the Midland and Oxford Circuit between 1979 and 2005,[1] working in Birmingham.[4]
She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998, and was a Recorder of the Crown Court between 1999 and 2005, when she was appointed to the High Court.[1][5] On 1 October 2013, she was appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal,[6] a position from which she retired with effect from 4 October 2025.[7]
In November 2012 she was appointed by Home Secretary Theresa May to review, the terms of the Waterhouse inquiry into the North Wales child abuse scandal, which had reported in 2000.[8]
In 2015, it was announced she would become Deputy Senior Presiding Judge from 1 January 2016 and Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales from 1 January 2018;[9] this was brought forward to April 2017 on the appointment of Lord Justice Fulford as the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.[10]