Dame Laura Mary Cox, (born 8 November 1951), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cox, is a former English High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division, serving from 2002 until her retirement in 2016. Before serving on the bench, she was a barrister who specialised in employment law, discrimination and human rights. Affiliations Head of Cloisters Chambers, Temple (1995–2002) Chairperson of the Bar Council Sex Discrimination Committee (1995–99) and Equal Opportunities Committee (1999–2002) Bencher of the Inner Temple; member of the Independent Human Rights Organization Justice (former Council member) and *Lawyers of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties), co-founder Vice-President of the Institute of Employment Rights Panel of Experts advising the Cambridge University Independent Review of Discrimination Legislation, panel member Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary College, London University (2005) Council of the University of London (2003–06), member President of the Association of Women Barristers United Kingdom Association of Women Judges, committee member High Court/DBE She was appointed as a Queen's Bench Division judge in the High Court on 4 November 2002, and was awarded, as customary, a damehood (DBE). References External links Kent.ac.uk Hmcourts-service.gov.uk Thelawyer.com 1951 births Living people Alumni of Queen Mary University of London English barristers English King's Counsel English women judges Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Bench Division judges 20th-century King's Counsel 21st-century King's Counsel British women lawyers 20th-century women lawyers 20th-century English women 20th-century English people