Finola O'Farrell

The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 2016
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Personal details
Born	15 December 1960 United Kingdom
Alma mater	Durham University

Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell, DBE KC (born 15 December 1960),[1] commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell, is a British high court judge and barrister.

Early life

Finola O'Farrell was educated at St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls and later earned a bachelor's degree from Durham University in 1982.[2]^[failed verification]

Career

O'Farrell was called to the Bar in 1983 at the Inner Temple and practised construction and energy law. In 2002, she became a QC and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007.[3][4] On 3 October 2016, she was appointed as a High Court judge[3][5] and was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the same year.[6] She is Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court.[7]

Personal life

In 1993, she married Stuart Andrews with whom she has one daughter. He died in 2010.[1]

References

1. "O'Farrell, Hon. Dame Finola (Mary Lucy), (Hon. Dame Finola Andrews)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u42970. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
2. "Keating Chambers (Chambers of Marcus Taverner QC)". The Legal 500. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
3. "Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | High Court Judge Appointment (Queen's Bench Division): O'Farrell". Judiciary.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
4. "Finola O'Farrell QC & Nerys Jefford QC appointed as Justices of the High Court". Keating Chambers. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
5. "List of King's Bench Division Judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
6. "Knighthoods and DBEs conferred". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
7. "Nominated Court Judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 28 October 2022.