Two New Honorary Fellows

We are pleased to share that the College has elected the following two individuals to Honorary Fellowship. 

Sue Carr

Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton‑on‑the‑Hill, is the first female Chief Justice of England and Wales, appointed on 1 October 2023. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, she was called to the Bar in 1987, became Queen’s Counsel in 2003, and built a top-tier commercial law practice. She joined the High Court in 2013, becoming the first woman in the Technology and Construction Court, advanced to the Court of Appeal in 2020, and subsequently served as Vice‑Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission. Lady Chief Justice Carr delivered the Keble Harris Society Annual Lecture in 2023.

Alan Petty

Alan Petty (1972 Philosophy and Theology), also known by his pen name, Alan Judd, served in the Army and the Foreign Office before becoming a full-time writer. Under the Judd pseudonym, he has authored a number of historical and spy thrillers, beginning with the highly successful A Breed of Heroes (1981), and has also written two major biographies, Ford Madox Ford (1990) and The Quest for C: Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the Secret Service (1999). He has also contributed regularly to publications such as The Telegraph and The Spectator, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1990.

An alumnus of the College, he is also a member of our Douglas Price Society.