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Katie Porter-Windley

Career

Katie practices in all areas of crime in publicly and privately funded cases, receiving praise from both Judges and clients.

Katie prosecutes and defends in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court, achieving success in a wide range of criminal law, including sexual offences, drug offences, and serious violence. She has also obtained acquittals on appeal to the Crown Court and produced grounds of appeal for the Court of Appeal during her practice.

Katie joined chambers in April 2024 after a successful pupillage. Prior to this, Katie worked for Amicus as a caseworker, where she assisted with death penalty cases in the United States, through document analysis to develop alternative case theories. Katie later moved her focus to Life Without Parole (LWOP) and examined the impact of LWOP and youth sentencing. Katie used this experience to write her Clinical Legal Education report; critically comparing the death penalty with LWOP, including the exploration of social and economic death, achieving a distinction for her work. She also worked with the Schools Consent Project, teaching young students about the law surrounding consent.

Memberships

• The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
• Criminal Bar Association
• Women in Criminal Law
• Amicus
• Schools Consent Project

Education

The City Law School, London Sep 2021 – Sep 2022

LLM Bar Vocational Studies (with Advanced Criminal Practice)

Grade: Distinction

The City Law School, London Sep 2020 – July 2021

Graduate Diploma in Law

Grade: Commendation

University of Plymouth

BSc Business Management (International Operations)

Grade: 2:1

Awards:

• Amicus Casework Clinic: City Law School Academic Team Award – 2023
• Middle Temple Inn: Certificate of Honour – 2023
• Middle Temple Inn: Access to the Bar Award Winner – 2021