Dame Jane Clare Moulder is a British former High Court judge.

Dame Clare Moulder
High Court Judge
In office
2 October 2017 – 26 October 2022
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
BornUnited Kingdom
Alma materClare College, Cambridge

Moulder attended Cheltenham Ladies' College and Aylesbury High School. She studied law at Clare College, Cambridge. In 1984, she was admitted as a solicitor. She joined Linklaters in 1982, specialising in capital markets, and was made partner in 1991.[1][2][3]

In 2010, she was appointed a recorder and a deputy High Court judge in 2013. In 2015, she was appointed a specialist mercantile circuit judge.[4][5]

On 2 October 2017, she was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the King's Bench Division; she sat in the Commercial Court.[5][6] She received the customary damehood in the same year.[7] On 26 October 2022, she retired from the High Court.[5]

Following retirement from the Commercial Court, Dame Moulder has continued to hear cases as a judge sitting in the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England And Wales, King's Bench Division, Commercial Court.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Fouzder, Monidipa (12 September 2017). "Female solicitor appointed to High Court bench". Law Gazette. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Middle Temple | The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple". www.middletemple.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ Tsang, Linda (12 October 2017). "Out of court: Clare Moulder". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Judicial appointments and retirements". The Times. 28 August 2015. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Dame (Jane) Clare Moulder DBE". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ Baker, Tom (14 September 2017). "A first for everything: Ex-Linklaters partner breaks new ground with High Court appointment". Legal Business. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". GOV.UK. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2022.