Sue Carr


Dame Sue Lascelles Carr, , styled The Right Honourable Lady Justice Carr, is an English judge, who has served as a Lady Justice of Appeal since 2020.

Origins and education

Carr is the daughter of Richard Carr and Edda Harvey, and was educated at Wycombe Abbey School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal career

Carr was called to the bar in 1987 and became a Queen's Counsel in 2003. In 2009 Carr was appointed a Recorder, and was approved to serve as a deputy High Court judge.
Carr was chairman of the Professional Negligence Bar Association in 2007 and 2008 and chairman of the Conduct Committee of the Bar Standards Board from 2008 to 2011. In April 2011, Carr was appointed Disciplinary Commissioner in proceedings before the International Criminal Court.
On 14 June 2013 Carr was appointed a High Court judge, receiving the customary appointment as a Dame Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. She was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. She is also a governing Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and a member of the board of the Judicial College.
In 2020 Carr was appointed to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales with effect from 21 April

Personal

Carr is a member of the Governing Council of Wycombe Abbey School.

Family

Carr is married to Alexander Birch. They have three children.