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Deirdre Fottrell KC appointed Deputy High Court Judge
1st September 2025
Congratulations to Deirdre Fottrell KC, who has been appointed by The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, to sit as a s.9(4) Deputy High Court Judge with effect from 1st September 2025. Deirdre has previously sat as a DHCJ from 2018 – 2024. She will sit in the Family Division.
Deirdre Fottrell KC
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