With her calm demeanor and giant spider brooch, Lady Hale, the president of the U.K. Supreme Court, captured social media attention when she delivered a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson this morning.
With her calm demeanor and giant spider brooch, Lady Hale, the president of the U.K. Supreme Court, captured social media attention when she delivered a new blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson this Tuesday.
After a career as a lawyer and judge, Lady Hale was appointed to the House of Lords, later becoming one of the first justices and only woman on the newly established U.K. Supreme Court in 2009. An advocate against sexism in the judiciary, she has called out her fellow justices, saying the U.K.'s legal institutions are"not only mainly male, overwhelmingly white, but also largely the product of a limited range of educational institutions and social backgrounds."
Some commentators have speculated whether Lady Hale was trying to send a message with her stylistic choices:
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