About Henrietta Hill
Born 1973. Henrietta Hill is a barrister.
Dame Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill , KC (born 30 September 1973) is a British High Court Judge.
Early life and education
Hill was born on 30 September 1973 in Leeds, Yorkshire, where she studied at Gateways School. She studied law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
She married Richard Kenyon in 2012, with whom she has 2 children. specialising in public inquiries, inquests and discrimination law. Before becoming a judge, she was a member of Doughty Street Chambers.
Hill has been involved in many high-profile inquiries. These include representing 22 families concerning the Hillsborough disaster and acting for the family of Dawn Sturgess in the inquest concerning poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
Hill was appointed as an Assistant Coroner in 2013.
She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2015 by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2022, she was appointed a High Court Judge.
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