Ruth Henke
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Charles III |
Dame Ruth Sara Margaret Henke[1] is a British judge who is a justice of the High Court.
Biography
[edit]Henke grew up in South Wales.[2][3] The first of her family to go to university,[3] she studied jurisprudence at Worcester College[4] at the University of Oxford (1983-86).[5]
Henke was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1987 and took Silk in 2006.[2] She worked at Iscoed Chambers and then 30 Park Place.[4] In 2013, she became a QC.[4] In 2018, she was appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge assigned to the Family Division.[6] She was appointed to the High Court on 29 September 2023.[7][8] She received a damehood in the 2025 Special Honours.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. 29 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Welsh family law silk appointed High Court judge". www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- 1 2 Fouzder, Monidipa (4 September 2018). "Solicitor quartet among 32 new deputy High Court judges". The Law Society Gazette.
- 1 2 3 Finch, Hannah (30 March 2013). "Barristers are made QCs". Wales Online.
- ↑ "Ruth Henke". LexisNexis.
- ↑ "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Henke KC". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Ruth Henke KC appointed as a High Court Judge | 1GC|Family Law". 1gc.com. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Farmer, Brian (2023-10-17). "Cambridge-educated mother-of-four becomes Supreme Court justice". The Independent. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Knighthoods and Damehoods conferred: January 2025". Gov.uk. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
See also
[edit]- List of High Court judges of England and Wales
- List of dames commander of the Order of the British Empire
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