8 December 2005(2005-12-08) (aged 91) Islington, England
Cause of death
Pneumonia
Spouse
Nathaniel Burstein
Education
The Belvedere School University of Liverpool
Occupation
Lawyer and judge
Known for
many firsts in UK legal history
Dame Rose Heilbron, DBE (19 August 1914 – 8 December 2005) was a British barrister who served as a High Court judge. Her career included many "firsts" for a woman – she was the first woman to achieve a first class honours degree in law at the University of Liverpool,[1] the first woman to win a scholarship to Gray's Inn, one of the first two women to be appointed King's Counsel in England,[1] the first woman to lead in a murder case, the first woman recorder, the first woman judge to sit at the Old Bailey,[1] and the first woman treasurer of Gray's Inn. She was also the second woman to be appointed a High Court judge, after Elizabeth Lane.
^ abcShennan, Paddy (26 October 2012). "Hilary Heilbron on writing the life story of her mother – the late Liverpool legal pioneer Dame Rose Heilbron". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
Dame RoseHeilbron, DBE (19 August 1914 – 8 December 2005) was a British barrister who served as a High Court judge. Her career included many "firsts"...
said it was because of "the greatest lawyer in history", his barrister RoseHeilbron. In 1956, Comer and his wife were ambushed and viciously attacked by...
Ince Nelson QC and Robert Shenstone Nicklin and his defence led by RoseHeilbron QC and George Currie; the judge was Justice Jones. The defence did not...
(son of Arthur Goodhart) Arnold Goodman, Baron Goodman, solicitor Dame RoseHeilbron, Britain's first female Q.C., judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the...
to teach law at an English university, whilst Normanton, along with RoseHeilbron, were the first two female barristers to be appointed King's Counsel...
(d. 2005) 1914 – Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (d. 1955) 1914 – RoseHeilbron, British barrister and judge (d. 2005) 1915 – Ring Lardner, Jr., American...
trials. Later in her training she was placed at 3 Pump Court, alongside RoseHeilbron. Lethbridge’s pupil master was Norman Broderick. Lethbridge was called...
becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 1972 – RoseHeilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK...
OBE, leading nuclear engineer Linda Grant (b. 1951), novelist. Dame RoseHeilbron (1914–2006), barrister. Jane Lightfoot (b. 1969), classical scholar...
World War. Paul Heaton: Singer and songwriter with The Beautiful South. RoseHeilbron: (1914-2005) Britains first female King's Counsel. Felicia Hemans: Poet...
to appear at the High Court and the Old Bailey. In 1949, along with RoseHeilbron, she was one of the first two women King's Counsel at the English Bar...
appointed King's Counsel in 1950, the third female KC in England after RoseHeilbron and Helena Normanton took silk the previous year. She was Assistant...
1990) 10 August – Ken Annakin, film director (died 2009) 19 August – RoseHeilbron, barrister (died 2005) 20 August Levi Fox, archivist and historian (died...
journalist and author Rob Grant Nick Grimshaw Brian Hall, footballer RoseHeilbron, barrister and judge William Holford, Baron Holford, architect and town...
December – Adrian Biddle, cinematographer (born 1952) 8 December – Dame RoseHeilbron, judge (born 1914) 12 December – David Pritchard, chess player (born...
behaviour. Kelly was tried first and, despite a spirited defence by RoseHeilbron KC, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. The judge was Mr. Justice...
Elizabeth II Prime Minister – Edward Heath (Conservative) 4 January - RoseHeilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey. 9 January –...
American writer, publisher of Liberty magazine, kidney cancer. Dame RoseHeilbron, 91, British judge. Donald Martino, 74, American composer. George D...
fifth woman to be appointed as High Court judge, after Elizabeth Lane, RoseHeilbron, Margaret Booth, and Elizabeth Butler-Sloss. As is customary, she was...
NATO. 12 April – The first women appointed King's Counsel in England: RoseHeilbron and Helena Normanton. 20 April Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst goes...
a brief), Margaret Kydd (one of the first women to take silk), and RoseHeilbron. Equal pay was an important focus between the wars, particularly with...
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