Dame Jill Black appointed to The Supreme Court

Dame Jill Black was called to the Bar in 1976 and was a member of 30 Park Square Chambers for over twenty years, taking silk in 1994.

Her initial career at the Bar involved a broad range of criminal and civil work, although she later specialised in family law.

She was appointed to the High Court in October 1999 and appointed a Lady Justice of Appeal on 15 June 2010.

Lady Justice Black will take office as a Supreme Court Justice on 02 October 2017 and she will become a baroness as a result of her new appointment.

Read the full article on The Guardian