Jennifer Eady

The Honourable Mrs Justice Eady DBE
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2019
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-31) 31 May 1965 (age 59) United Kingdom
Alma mater	St Hugh's College, Oxford

Dame Jennifer Jane Eady, DBE (born 31 May 1965)[1] is a British High Court judge.

Education

She was educated at Boston High School in Lincolnshire. She studied politics, philosophy and economics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, completing a BA in 1986, and then earned a graduate diploma in law at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1988.[1]

Career

Eady was called to the bar at Inner Temple and practised employment law after completing her pupillage at Old Square Chambers in 1990, remaining there until 2013.[2] She served as a recorder from 2003 to 2013, took silk in 2006, and became a senior circuit judge in 2013. She was chair of the Employment Tribunals and a part-time employment judge from 2001 until 2008, a member of the Acas Council from 2008 to 2014, and a trustee of the Free Representation Unit from 2006 to 2014.[1]

On 1 October 2019, Eady was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[3] She received the customary damehood in 2019.[1] From 2022, she has served as President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, replacing Sir Akhlaq Choudhury.[4]

Personal life

She is married and has one son.[1]

References

1. "Eady, Hon. Dame Jennifer Jane, (born 31 May 1965)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245302. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
2. "Former member Jennifer Eady appointed to the High Court bench". Old Square Chambers. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. "Appointment of the President Of The Employment Appeal Tribunal: Eady". Judiciary UK. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.