Dame Ingrid, who practised at Devereux Chambers, was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1987, after reading law at Cambridge University. She took silk in 2006 and became a High Court judge in 2013, President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2015, and a Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal in 2019.
Lord Reed, President of the Supreme Court, said Lady Justice Simler would ‘bring exceptional experience and ability to the court following a distinguished career as a barrister and judge. Her experience in employment law, tax, public law and criminal law will be highly valuable to the Supreme Court and will further strengthen us as a world-leading court’.
She replaces Lord Kitchin, who has retired.