About Denise McBride
Denise McBride was a judge.
Dame Denise Anne McBride, , styled The Hon Madam Justice McBride, is a Northern Irish judge and former barrister specialising in chancery, family, civil and international law. In October 2015, she was appointed the first female judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland.
Early life McBride was educated at Clough Primary School and Down High School, a grammar school in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. In September 2011, she was appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC). From 2012 to 2014, she was Vice Chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland.
In addition to her practising career, she is also involved in the academic side of law. Since 1991, she has been a tutor and guest lecturer in land law at the School of Law, Queen's University Belfast. In 2006, she was appointed an Honorary Lecturer "in recognition of long service as a tutor and guest lecturer".
On 23 October 2015, McBride was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland. Two weeks later, McBride was appointed deputy chair of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland.
On 23 November 2015, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
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