Mrs Justice Whipple appointed a Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mrs Justice Whipple as a Commissioner of JAC, following selection by the Judges' Council.
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The appointment is for an initial term of 3 years from 22 December 2016.
Mrs Justice Whipple has been a judge of the High Court, Queen’s Bench Division, since 2015. She sat as a Recorder from 2009 and as a deputy High Court judge from 2013.