Nicola Padfield

Professor
Nicola Padfield
KC (hon)
8th Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
In office
October 2013 – October 2019
Preceded byRobert Lethbridge
Succeeded bySally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton
Personal details
Born
Nicola Margaret Helme

(1955-05-16) 16 May 1955 (age 69)
Windlesham, Surrey, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Spouse
Christopher Padfield
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(m. 1978)​
ChildrenThree
Alma materSt Anne's College, Oxford
Darwin College, Cambridge
University of Aix-Marseille
ProfessionBarrister and legal scholar

Professor Nicola Margaret Padfield KC (hon) (née Helme; born 16 May 1955) is a British barrister and academic. She is a former Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[1][2] and was succeeded to the position in October 2019 by Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton. She is Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice in the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.[3] In addition to her academic work, she was a Recorder of the Crown Court from 2002 to 2014, and is a Bencher of the Middle Temple.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Fitzwilliam College Mastership". News. Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Nicola Padfield". The Howard League for Penal Reform. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Mrs Nicola (Nicky) Padfield". Academic Staff. Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ^ "NICOLA MARGARET PADFIELD". Directory of Masters. Middle Temple. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Master | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge". www.fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2019.