Jacqueline Davies
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Jacqueline M Davies styled Her Honour Judge Jacqueline Davies is a Circuit Judge, working in the North Eastern region of the UK. She was appointed on the 29th June 1993
Chambers was appealing his conviction for "sending a public electronic message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character contrary to the Communications Act 2003" at Doncaster magistrates court
When Judge Davies heard the appeal in Doncaster Crown Court she judged that the tweet was "obviously menacing" and that Chambers must have known that it might be taken seriously. She upheld the £1000 fine, and ordered that he pay an extra £2000 in legal costs.
Many members of Twitter have registered their disapproval of the judgement, and Stephen Fry
has offered to pay the defendant's legal bill.
who died on the 7th of October 2008
In 2009 Judge Davies took part in a charity walk across the Sinai Desert in memory of her husband and to raise money for Prostate UK and Wellbeing of Women
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Twitter Joke Trial
On the 11 November 2010 Judge Davies, sitting with two magistrates, refused an appeal against the verdict of the "Twitter Joke Trial", from Paul Chambers who had posted a message on Twitter saying:Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!
Chambers was appealing his conviction for "sending a public electronic message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character contrary to the Communications Act 2003" at Doncaster magistrates court
When Judge Davies heard the appeal in Doncaster Crown Court she judged that the tweet was "obviously menacing" and that Chambers must have known that it might be taken seriously. She upheld the £1000 fine, and ordered that he pay an extra £2000 in legal costs.
Many members of Twitter have registered their disapproval of the judgement, and Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also...
has offered to pay the defendant's legal bill.
Personal life
Judge Davies was married to Judge Paul ClarkPaul Clark (judge)
His Honour Paul Nicolas Rowntree Clark, circuit judge, was born on August 17, 1940. He died on October 6, 2008, aged 68.He was educated at Bristol Grammar School, New College, Oxford, where he was an open scholar, and Middle Temple, where he was Harmsworth Scholar...
who died on the 7th of October 2008
In 2009 Judge Davies took part in a charity walk across the Sinai Desert in memory of her husband and to raise money for Prostate UK and Wellbeing of Women
Wellbeing of Women
Wellbeing of Women is a Charity based in the UK which raises money to invest in medical research and the development of specialist doctors and nurses working in the field of reproductive health. Every year the charity invests in research projects and allocates funds towards the training of doctors...
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