This week, MP Shabana Mahmood made history by becoming the United Kingdom’s first female Muslim Lord Chancellor. In a landmark ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice, Ms. Mahmood took her oath on the Holy Quran.
Dame Sue Carr, the first female Chief Justice, presided over the event, highlighting its historic nature: “Today marks a ‘triple first’: the first Lord Chancellor to swear on the Quran, the first female Lord Chancellor, and the first time a female Chief Justice has sworn in a Lord Chancellor. These milestones represent the ongoing evolution of our constitution to mirror the society it serves.”
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Prominent figures, including Law Society President Nick Emmerson and Bar Chair Sam Townend KC, attended the ceremony. They praised Ms. Mahmood’s dedication to justice.
She pledged to defend the international rule of law, uphold human rights, and be a champion for the rule of law, emphasizing that the judiciary must make decisions without political pressure.
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