Justine Thornton
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Justine Thornton QC |
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Thornton in September 2011
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| Born |
25 September 1970 Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Ed Miliband (m. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Robinson College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Justine Thornton, QC (born 16 September 1970) is a British lawyer specialising in Environmental law.
She is married to Ed Miliband, former Leader of the Labour Party, and is a former child actress who appeared in Dramarama and Hardwicke House.
Thornton was born in Manchester to Labour-voting professionals, Margaret and Dr Stewart Thornton. Her mother was born in Wales, and her orthopaedic surgeon grandfather, who was based in Ammanford, was a speaker on social affairs. The family moved to Nottingham, where Justine was educated at West Bridgford School.
As a pupil at West Bridgford Comprehensive School, she appeared to be heading for an acting career. Thornton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop at the age of 16. In 1987 she starred as Erica, a rebellious schoolgirl, in the hour-long pilot episode "The Visit" of Hardwicke House, an ITV sitcom that was later pulled from the schedules after only two episodes had been transmitted following a backlash over its content. In 1988, she appeared as "Chrissie" in an episode of the long-running children's programme Dramarama titled "Snap Decision", which was aired in January 1989.
Putting her acting career behind her, Thornton read Law at Robinson College, Cambridge, graduating in 1992. She became a barrister in 1994. Thornton was appointed Queen's Counsel in January 2016.
Thornton practises in Environmental Law, now at 39 Essex Chambers. The 2010 edition of Legal 500, the lawyers’ directory described her as “first class”.
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