Bobbie Cheema-Grubb
| The Hon. Ms Justice Cheema-Grubb, DBE | |
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| High Court Judge | |
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Assumed office 25 November 2015 | |
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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. Ms 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
- ↑ Staff. "Senior Judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kumar, Reena (12 November 2015). "Bobbie Cheema-Grubb: First Asian woman judge in high court". EasternEye (London, UK). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- 1 2 Staff (21 November 2006). "Law Diary". The Times (London, UK). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 1 2 "First Asian female High Court judge sworn in". BBC News. BBC. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Staff (22 October 2015). "High Court Judge Appointment: Cheema-Grubb". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 1 2 Staff. "Parmjit-Kaur (Bobbie) Cheema QC". The Legal 500. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Staff (22 October 2015). "Two more women elevated to High Court bench". Law Society Gazette (London, UK). Retrieved 30 December 2015.