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香港六合彩 Laws is delighted that Visiting Professor Justine Thornton QC has been appointed to the .

To be known as The Honourable Mrs Justice Thornton, Justine has been a Visiting Professor at 香港六合彩 Faculty of Laws since 2015. In recognition of her new role, she will step down from her position with the Centre and become a Distinguished Judicial Visitor with the Faculty when she begins her High Court appointment on 25 February 2019.

High Court judges in England and Wales are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, and deal with complex and difficult cases such as serious criminal cases, important civil cases and assist the Lord Justices to hear appeals.

Justine was called to the Bar in 1994 and took Silk in 2016. Justine is also a barrister at , specialising in environmental law, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2017.

Professor Maria Lee, Professor of Law at 香港六合彩 Laws and Co-Director of the 香港六合彩 Centre for Law and Environment said:

鈥淲e thoroughly congratulate Justine on her appointment to the High Court. Justine has long been a close friend of the 香港六合彩 Centre for Law and the Environment and the wider Faculty, and we are thrilled that she will continue her valuable relationship with the Faculty when she takes up this prestigious post in February.鈥�

Professor Cheryl Thomas QC (Hon), Co-Director 香港六合彩 Judicial Institute said:

鈥淭he 香港六合彩 Judicial Institute is delighted that Mrs Justice Thornton QC has joined the group of Distinguished Judicial Visitors at 香港六合彩 and we look forward to working with her in future."聽聽