About Heather Williams
Born 1963. Heather Williams is a lawyer and judge.
Dame Heather Jane Williams, , KC (born 1963), also known as The Honourable Mrs Justice Heather Williams DBE, is a British High Court judge.
Biography
Williams was born in Portsmouth, England and attended King's College London, graduating with a first-class LLB degree in 1984.
She was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1985 and was in practice from 1987, specialising in civil liberties, judicial review and employment discrimination; she practised from and was deputy head of chambers of Doughty Street Chambers. She appeared before the inquests into the Hillsborough disaster and was successful in Miriam O'Reilly's age discrimination case against the BBC.
In 1997, she married Trevor Bragg and together they have a son and a daughter.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Heather Williams?
British judge
When was Heather Williams born?
Heather Williams was born in 1963 in Portsmouth.
What is Heather Williams's occupation?
Heather Williams is a lawyer and judge.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Heather Williams (judge)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Heather Williams. https://biography.guide/heather-williams-lawyer/
MLA: "Heather Williams." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/heather-williams-lawyer/.
Chicago: "Heather Williams." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/heather-williams-lawyer/.
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