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Noreen Margaret Lowry (née Collins, 6 September 1925 – 30 March 2017) was a British barrister and judge at the Old Bailey, where she was the first permanent female judge.

Early life

Noreen Margaret Collins was born on 6 September 1925 at 82 Adelaide Road in Hampstead, London. Noreen was the eldest daughter of John Edmund Collins (1895–1971), a paint salesman, and Hilda Grace (née Gregory) (1901–1984).

Collins was educated at Bedford High School, a private school for girls aged 7 to 18 in Bedford, England. Collins was awarded a place at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, but wartime regulations prevented her from taking up the offer. Collins instead read law at the University of Birmingham.

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Personal life

Collins married Edward Lucas Gardner (1912–2001), a barrister and recorder, in 1950. They had a son and also a daughter, the writer Sally Gardner. Noreen's marriage to Gardner was dissolved in 1962. Noreen married Richard John Lowry (1924–2001), a barrister, on 24 April 1963.

References

1. Morton, James (23 April 2017). "Nina Lowry obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
2. "Nina Lowry". The Times. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017. (subscription required)
3. ^ Morton, James (14 January 2021). "Lowry [née Collins; first married name Gardner], Noreen Margaret [Nina]". Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380294. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. Blog Tour: Tinder by Sally Gardner Retrieved 11/9/21.

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