Dame Rose Heilbron | |
|---|---|
 Heilbron in April 1949 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1974–1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1914 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 8 December 2005 (aged 91) Islington, England |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Spouse | Nathaniel Burstein |
| Education | The Belvedere School University of Liverpool |
| Occupation | Lawyer and judge |
| Known for | many firsts in UK legal history |
Dame Rose Heilbron, DBE (19 August 1914 – 8 December 2005) was a British barrister who served as a High Court judge. Her career included many "firsts" for a woman – she was the first woman to achieve a first class honours degree in law at the University of Liverpool,[1] the first woman to win a scholarship to Gray's Inn, one of the first two women to be appointed King's Counsel in England,[1] the first woman to lead in a murder case, the first woman recorder, the first woman judge to sit at the Old Bailey,[1] and the first woman treasurer of Gray's Inn. She was also the second woman to be appointed a High Court judge, after Elizabeth Lane.
- ^ a b c Shennan, Paddy (26 October 2012). "Hilary Heilbron on writing the life story of her mother – the late Liverpool legal pioneer Dame Rose Heilbron". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 25 November 2018.