Dame Julie Maxton | |
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| Executive Director of the Royal Society | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Cox |
| Registrar of the University of Oxford | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| Vice-Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | David Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Ewan McKendrick |
| Dean of Law of the University of Auckland | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Vice-Chancellor | John Hood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julie Katharine Maxton 31 August 1955 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality |
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| Spouse(s) | James Donald Carson, MBE (d. 2008) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Barrister, legal scholar, academic administrator |
Dame Julie Katharine Maxton DBE (born 31 August 1955) is a British-New Zealand barrister, legal scholar, and academic administrator. Since 2011, she has been executive director of the Royal Society.
She spent most of her career working at the University of Auckland, where she rose to be Dean of its Faculty of Law. From 2006 to 2010, she was Registrar of the University of Oxford.