Finola O'Farrell explained

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]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-12-01 . O'Farrell, Hon. Dame Finola (Mary Lucy), (Hon. Dame Finola Andrews) . subscription . 2022-10-28 . . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u42970. 978-0-19-954088-4 .
2. Web site: Keating Chambers (Chambers of Marcus Taverner QC). The Legal 500. 30 June 2017.
3. Web site: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | High Court Judge Appointment (Queen's Bench Division): O'Farrell. Judiciary.gov.uk. 30 June 2017.
4. Web site: Finola O'Farrell QC & Nerys Jefford QC appointed as Justices of the High Court . Keating Chambers . 2017-07-06.
5. Web site: List of King's Bench Division Judges . 2022-10-28 . Courts and Tribunals Judiciary . en-US.
6. Web site: Knighthoods and DBEs conferred. GOV.UK. 30 June 2017.
7. Web site: Nominated Court Judges . 2022-10-28 . Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.