The Honourable
Mrs Justice Jefford
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
3 October 2016
MonarchCharles III
Personal details
Born25 December 1962
Swansea, Wales
NationalityBritish
Alma materLady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford, DBE (born 25 December 1962)[1] is a High Court Judge of England and Wales.[2]

Early life

She was born in Swansea, Wales and educated at Olchfa School, and graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1984, followed by an LLM from the University of Virginia in 1985, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.[1]

Career

Jefford was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1986, became a QC in 2008, and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007. In addition to practice, Jefford contributed to Keating on Construction Contracts from the fifth edition in 1991 to the eighth edition in 2006.[1]

High Court appointment

On 3 October 2016, she was appointed as a High Court judge, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[2][3][4]

She is currently the Presiding Judge for Wales and sits on the Technology and Construction Court.[4]

In July 2021, Jefford made legal history as part of the first all-female Court of Appeal panel in Wales, sitting alongside Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Mrs Justice Steyn.[5]

Honours

In 2016, Jefford was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jefford, Hon. Dame Nerys (Angharad), (born 25 Dec. 1962)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246968. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "High Court Judge Appointment (Queen's Bench Division): Jefford". www.judiciary.uk. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Keating Chambers. "Finola O'Farrell QC & Nerys Jefford QC appointed as Justices of the High Court". Keating Chambers. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Evans, Jason (29 July 2021). "Legal history being made in Swansea with first all-female Court of Appeal to sit in Wales". Wales Online.
  6. ↑ "Knighthoods and DBEs conferred: 18 November 2016". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 November 2019.


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