What is Elizabeth Lane?
'''Dame Elizabeth Kathleen Lane''' <small>[[Order of the British Empire|DBE]]</small> (née Coulborn; 9 August 1905 – 17 June 1988) was a British [[judge]]. In 1965, she became the first woman to be appointed a High Court judge in England and Wales. She received a [[Order of the British Empire|damehood]] when she was appointed to the High Court. She had previously been the third woman to be made [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1950. She retired as a judge in 1979. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Elizabeth}} [[Category:1905 births]] [[Category:1988 deaths]] [[Category:British judges]] [[Category:Knights and Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]