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Frances Patterson

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Frances Patterson
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Dame Frances Silvia Patterson, DBE (29 November 1954 – 20 December 2016), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Patterson, was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.[1]

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Born in County Durham, Patterson was educated at The Queen's School, Chester and the University of Leicester.[2][3]

Patterson was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1977. Following a period as a Law Commissioner she was appointed to be a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on 1 October 2013.[4]

Patterson was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 18 February 2014.[5]

She died after a short illness on 20 December 2016, aged 62. Patterson was survived by her husband, Dr Graham Nicholson, and their three sons, Oliver, Leo and Simon.[6][7]

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