Melanie Plimmer
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Melanie Plimmer is a British barrister and Diversity and Community Relations Judge (DCRJ) in the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Manchester and London).[1] She was formerly a member of Garden Court North Chambers and then of Kings Chambers.[2] In 2006 The Times named her as "Lawyer of the Week" for her work in the case of an Iranian woman claiming refugee status.[3] She has specialised in immigration and prison law and has taught training sessions for the Association of Prison Lawyers, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and The Public Law Project.[4]
Plimmer was born in Trinidad. In June 2020 she appeared as a guest on Simon Armitage's BBC Radio 4 series The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed.[5]
