Alison Levitt

Alison Frances Josephine Levitt, Baroness Levitt, Baroness Carlile of Berriew (born 27 May 1963), is a British barrister. She was the principal legal advisor to the director of public prosecutions from 2009 to 2014, working under Keir Starmer, and served as a circuit judge from 2021 to 2024. She was appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer in 2025, and served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice from September 2025 to July 2026.

Early life and education Alison Levitt was born on 27 May 1963 in London. Her father, David Levitt, was an architect and co-founder of the architectural practice Levitt Bernstein, and her mother, Christian Bevington, was a circuit judge. Levitt was privately educated at the City of London School for Girls and later studied at the University of St Andrews, where she gained a Scottish Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1986. She chaired the Bar Council's Young Barristers' Committee in 1995 and was the secretary of the Criminal Bar Association in 2006 and 2007. and Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2008, and became a bencher of the Inner Temple in 2010. resigning upon her appointment as a life peer in 2024.

House of Lords In late 2024, Levitt was nominated for a life peerage by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. She was created Baroness Levitt, of Beachamwell Warren in the County of Norfolk, on 22 January 2025, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 30 January.

Personal life In 1993, Levitt married Matthew Miller, with whom she has two daughters. After their divorce, Levitt married Alex Carlile in 2007.