Gwynneth Knowles

The Honourable
Mrs Justice Knowles
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
Family Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 2017
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1962-07-11) 11 July 1962 (age 62)[1]
Oxford, England

Dame Gwynneth Frances Dietlinde Knowles DBE (born 11 July 1962), styled Mrs Justice Knowles is a British High Court judge of the Family Division.[2][3]

Born in Oxford, Knowles attended Southill Sixth Form College.[4] She was called to the bar in 1993 and was appointed King's Counsel in 2011. She previously worked for Atlantic Chambers in Liverpool.[5][6]

She is fluent in German.[4]

In 2007, she was appointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge for the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber.[5]

In 2017, she was appointed as a High Court judge and assigned to the Family Division.[7] She received the customary damehood from Elizabeth II in the same year.[5]

References

  1. ^ "KNOWLES, Miss Gwynneth QC - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ^ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD | Honours and Awards | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  4. ^ a b "KNOWLES, Miss Gwynneth QC - JustCite". www.justcite.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  5. ^ a b c "Family Law Week: Gwynneth Knowles QC appointed to the High Court bench". www.familylawweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  6. ^ "Apointment [sic] news | Atlantic Chambers". 2021-06-13. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  7. ^ "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-09-14.