Deborah Taylor (judge)
{{Short description|British barrister and judge}}
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Deborah Frances Taylor{{cite web |title=Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Taylor |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/senior-circuit-judge-retirement-taylor/ |website=Courts and Tribunals |access-date=25 May 2025}} is a retired British barrister and judge. She served as resident judge at Southwark Crown Court and recorder of Westminster until her retirement in 2022. On 22 April 2025, Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood announced that Taylor would lead an inquiry into the 2023 Nottingham attacks during which three people were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane.{{Cite web |first=Laura |last=Hammond |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r500g7kdvo |title=Retired judge to lead public inquiry into Nottingham attacks |date=22 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=22 April 2025}}