- Linda Joy Stern
Linda Joy Stern, née Hart (
21 December 1941 ,London -10 September ,2006 , London) was an English judge.Family and Education
Her father was Lionel Hart, brother of
Sidney Hart ; he worked as a scientist during World War 2 and died in a laboratory incident; sabotage was suspected. Her mother was Lily Rachel Gold. She was educated atSt. Paul's Girls' School .She married first (1961) Michael Brian Rose (died 1976) and had two sons; in 1978 she married Nigel Maurice Stern.
Career
She was called to the Bar at
Gray's Inn in 1971. She was a recorder of the Crown Court 1990-2001 and was a circuit judge, 2001-6. She was appointed a QC in 1991. Probably her best-known case was as prosecutor in theAnna Climbie murder trial.She was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts in 1993.
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