Anna Pauffley

Dame Anna Evelyn Hamilton Pauffley DBE (born 13 January 1956), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Pauffley, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1] until her retirement on the 1st of October 2017.

Dame Anna Pauffley DBE
High Court Judge
In office
2003–2017
Personal details
Born (1956-01-13) 13 January 1956
Alma materUniversity of London

She was educated at Godolphin School and the University of London.[2]

She was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1979. In 2003, she was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Family Division). She retired from the bench in October 2017.[3]

Controversies

Accommodating child abuse

On 11 June 2015 Pauffley was highly criticised by ministers and child protection campaigners for stating that it was 'okay for migrant families to hit children', suggesting that migrants could hit children because of so-called 'culture context', in response a government spokesman stated that there should never be any exceptions regarding child abuse.[4]

References
  1. "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ‘PAUFFLEY, Hon. Dame Anna (Evelyn Hamilton)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  3. https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-mrs-justice-pauffley/
  4. David Barrett, 'Immigrants who beat their children should get special treatment says judge', The Telegraph, 09 June 2015 Retrieved 13 June 2015


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