chair the forthcoming large-scale inquiry into cases of child sex abuse in previous decades. She stood down on 14 July after mounting pressure from victims' groups and MPs over her suitability regarding the fact that her brother was the Attorney General at the time of some of the abuses in question and her perceived unwillingness to include mention of former Anglican bishop Peter Ball. Personal life She and her husband, Joseph William Alexander Butler-Sloss, have three children: Hon. Frances Ann Josephine Butler-Sloss (now Richmond) (b. 13 October 1959) Hon. Robert Joseph Neville Galmoye Butler-Sloss (b. 15 July 1962); married Hon. Sarah Jane Sainsbury, daughter of Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, President of Sainsbury's Hon. William Edmund Minchin Patchell Butler-Sloss (b. 21 September 1967, d. 13 March 2018); married Victoria Harwood, a voice actress and author. William died of stomach cancer in 2018 at the age of 50. He was survived by two children and his widow. Baroness Butler-Sloss is a church-going Anglican. In 2002, she chaired the Crown Appointments Committee charged with the selection of a new Archbishop of Canterbury. She was Chairman of the Advisory Council of St Paul's Cathedral from 2000–2009 and currently serves as Chair for the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life. , she lives in East Devon. Notable judgments Joyce v Sengupta and Another: CA 31 Jul [1992] – Newspaper can be sued for malicious falsehood Re T (Consent to Medical Treatment)(Adult Patient) [1993] Fam. 95 Re W, Re A, Re B (Change of Name) [1999] EWCA Civ 2030 Re J (Specific Issue Orders: Child’s Religious Upbringing and Circumcision) [2000] 1 FLR 571 CA An NHS Trust A v M and An NHS Trust B v H [2001] Fam 348 Re B (Consent to Treatment: Capacity) [2002] EWHC 429 Arms Baroness Butler-Sloss' arms are a version of the arms borne by her brother, Michael Havers, Baron Havers. See also Ms B v An NHS Hospital Trust References External links No-nonsense approach of the right-to-die judge – Profile of Butler-Sloss at Guardian Unlimited, 22 March 2002 Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords, House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 25 July 2006 Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life 1933 births Living people English barristers English legal professionals English women judges Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire English Anglicans Family Division judges Fellows of King's