Dame Elizabeth Lane | |
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Judge of the High Court of Justice | |
In office 1965–1979 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Kathleen Coulborn 9 August 1905 Bowden, Cheshire, England |
Died | 17 June 1988 Winchester, Hampshire, England | (aged 82)
Spouse | Randall Lane |
Occupation | Barrister and judge |
Dame Elizabeth Kathleen Lane, DBE (née Coulborn; 9 August 1905 – 17 June 1988) was an English barrister and judge. She was the first woman appointed as a judge in the County Court, the first female High Court judge in England, and the first female bencher.[1]