Rose Heilbron
Dame Rose Heilbron DBE QC (19 August 1914 - 8 December 2005) was a British lawyer and judge. In 1949, she became one of the first women to be appointed Queen's Counsel in Britain.
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| Born | August 19, 1914 |
| Died | December 8, 2005 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Education | The Belvedere School University of Liverpool |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer and judge |
| Known for | lots of firsts in UK legal history |
| Spouse | Dr Nathaniel Burstein |
She graduated from Liverpool University in 1935, and became a lawyer in 1939. She was made Queen's Counsel in 1949, and was made a full-time judge in the High Court in 1974. She retired as a judge in 1988.
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