Suzanne Hazel Read Goddard, KC (born 26 September 1963[1]) is a British judge.
She took A levels at Wrekin College and a degree in law at the University of Manchester.
[2] She was a member of Lincoln House Chambers, where she commenced pupillage in 1986.
[1][3][4] Notable cases over which she presided include the 2020 trial of the serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga.
[5][6] She was defence barrister for television presenter Fred Talbot in 2015.