Bobbie Cheema-Grubb

The Honourable
Ms Justice Cheema-Grubb
DBE

High Court Judge
Assumed office
25 November 2015
Monarch Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1966-10-06) 6 October 1966
United Kingdom
Nationality British
Alma mater King's College London

Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb DBE (born 6 October 1966), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, is a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.[1] She is the first Asian woman to serve as a high court judge in the United Kingdom.[2]

Early life and education

Cheema-Grubb's Sikh Punjabi parents came to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.[3] She grew up in Leeds and attended City of Leeds School before studying law at King's College London.[4][5]

Legal career

Cheema-Grubb was called to the bar in 1989.[6] In 2006 Cheema-Grubb became the first Asian woman to be appointed a Junior Treasury Counsel.[4] In 2007, she became a recorder. In 2013, she was appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC).[6] She served as a Senior Treasury Counsel[7] and was authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge.[6] She chaired an Advocacy Training Council working group that produced the report "Raising the Bar: The Handling of Vulnerable Witnesses, Victims and Defendants in Court".[7]

Cheema-Grubb successfully prosecuted retired Church of England bishop Peter Ball for historical sexual abuse,[8] and barrister and recorder Constance Briscoe for perverting the course of justice.[9]

Judiciary

On 22 October 2015, Cheema-Grubb's appointment as a High Court judge was announced.[6] She was sworn in on 25 November 2015.[5]

References

  1. Staff. "Senior Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. Sharma, Sarika (26 October 2015). "UK's first Asian woman HC judge is of Punjabi origin". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. Kumar, Reena (12 November 2015). "Bobbie Cheema-Grubb: First Asian woman judge in high court". EasternEye. London, UK. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Staff (21 November 2006). "Law Diary". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "First Asian female High Court judge sworn in". BBC News. BBC. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Staff (22 October 2015). "High Court Judge Appointment: Cheema-Grubb". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. Davies, Caroline (23 October 2015). "High court appoints Bobbie Cheema-Grubb as its first Asian female judge". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. Staff (22 October 2015). "Two more women elevated to High Court bench". Law Society Gazette. London, UK. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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