| Dame Anna PauffleyDBE | |
|---|---|
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| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 2003–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-01-13) 13 January 1956 (age 68) |
| Alma mater | University of London |
Dame Anna Evelyn Hamilton Pauffley DBE (born 13 January 1956), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Pauffley, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. until her retirement on 1 October 2017.
She was educated at Godolphin School and the University of London.
She was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1979. In 2003, she was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Family Division). She retired from the bench in October 2017.
Controversies
Accommodating child abuse
On 11 June 2015, Pauffley was highly criticised by ministers and child protection campaigners for stating that it was 'okay for migrant families to hit children', suggesting that migrants could hit children because of so-called 'culture context', in response a government spokesman stated that there should never be any exceptions regarding child abuse.
References
- "Senior judiciary". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ‘PAUFFLEY, Hon. Dame Anna (Evelyn Hamilton)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- "Courts and Tribunals Judiciary | High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Mrs Justice Pauffley". www.judiciary.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017.
- David Barrett, 'Immigrants who beat their children should get special treatment says judge', The Telegraph, 09 June 2015 Retrieved 13 June 2015
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