Nina Lowry
Born
Noreen Margaret Collins

(1925-09-06)6 September 1925
Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Died30 March 2017(2017-03-30) (aged 91)
Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Alma materBirmingham University
Occupations
  • Barrister
  • Judge

Noreen Margaret Lowry (née Collins, 6 September 1925 – 30 March 2017) was a British barrister and judge at the Old Bailey, where she was the first permanent female judge.[1][2]

Early life

Noreen Margaret Collins was born on 6 September 1925 at 82 Adelaide Road in Hampstead, London.[3] Noreen was the eldest daughter of John Edmund Collins (1895–1971), a paint salesman, and Hilda Grace (née Gregory) (1901–1984).[3]

Collins was educated at Bedford High School, a private school for girls aged 7 to 18 in Bedford, England.[3] Collins was awarded a place at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, but wartime regulations prevented her from taking up the offer.[3] Collins instead read law at the University of Birmingham.[3]

Barrister

Judge

Personal life

Collins married Edward Lucas Gardner (1912–2001), a barrister and recorder, in 1950.[3] They had a son and also a daughter,[3] the writer Sally Gardner.[4] Noreen's marriage to Gardner was dissolved in 1962.[3] Noreen married Richard John Lowry (1924–2001), a barrister, on 24 April 1963.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Morton, James (23 April 2017). "Nina Lowry obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nina Lowry". The Times. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017. (subscription required)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Morton, James (14 January 2021). "Lowry [née Collins; first married name Gardner], Noreen Margaret [Nina]". Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380294. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Blog Tour: Tinder by Sally Gardner Retrieved 11/9/21.


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