Ruth Henke

The Honourable
Ms Justice Henke
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Justice of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 September 2023
Appointed byCharles III

Dame Ruth Sara Margaret Henke is a British judge who is a justice of the High Court.

Biography

Henke grew up in South Wales. The first of her family to go to university, she studied jurisprudence at Worcester College at the University of Oxford (1983-86).

Henke was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1987 and took Silk in 2006. She worked at Iscoed Chambers and then 30 Park Place. In 2013, she became a QC. In 2018, she was appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge assigned to the Family Division. She was appointed to the High Court on 29 September 2023. She received a damehood in the 2025 Special Honours.

References

  1. ↑ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. 29 September 2025.
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  3. 1 2 Fouzder, Monidipa (4 September 2018). "Solicitor quartet among 32 new deputy High Court judges". The Law Society Gazette.
  4. 1 2 3 Finch, Hannah (30 March 2013). "Barristers are made QCs". Wales Online.
  5. ↑ "Ruth Henke". LexisNexis.
  6. ↑ "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Henke KC". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Ruth Henke KC appointed as a High Court Judge | 1GC|Family Law". 1gc.com. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  8. ↑ Farmer, Brian (2023-10-17). "Cambridge-educated mother-of-four becomes Supreme Court justice". The Independent. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Knighthoods and Damehoods conferred: January 2025". Gov.uk. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

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