Elizabeth Lane appointed High Court judge, the first woman to achieve this position.
She was assigned to Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division. From 1971 she chaired a committee investigating the operation of the Abortion Act. She is credited with finally introducing ‘Your Ladyship’ into the legal vocabulary after years of being addressed as ‘My Lord’ in court.
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Elizabeth Lane appointed High Court judge, the first woman to achieve this position
Dame Elizabeth Lane appointed first female judge in the County Court
