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A Day in the Life of ... Sir Mark Hedley (former Family Division judge)
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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?
I used to be a judge of the Family Division but retired in 2013. I am now visiting Professor of Law at Liverpool Hope University and hold a number of other part-time posts which have the common denominator of being honorary. Otherwise I pursue the idle routine of the retired.
How long have you been in this role and what brought you here?
I was a barrister in Liverpool before becoming a Circuit Judge there and then in 2002 became a High Court Judge something I had not aspired to since I had never been either a QC or a regular appearer in the House of Lords. The age of miracles was apparently not over.
What are the people you work for/with like? Any memorable stories?
Judges are a fascinating group of people to work with and as Chair of the High Court Judges Association I got to know many of them well. Of course we are not (yet at least) truly representative of society but I was impressed by their knowledge of it and by a communal commitment to...
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