King Charles III on Thursday, June 15, 2023, has approved the appointment of Dame Sue Carr as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Carr is the first woman to be appointed as the most senior judge in England and Wales.
She succeeds the retiring Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett. Her appointment, however, takes effect from October 1, 2023.
The 58-year-old veteran UK lawyer is an appeal court judge and former vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Carr’s legal journey began in 1987 after qualifying as a barrister. In 2009, she became a criminal judge, and she has since excelled in criminal law, earning the distinction of becoming a High Court Judge in 2013 and a Lady Justice of Appeal in 2020.
She had chaired the Bar Standards Board conduct committee and was complaints commissioner to the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
Apart from her legal accomplishments, Carr is a talented musician, actively participating in the Bar Choral Society as a singer and playing the piano. She is married and has three children.