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Caroline Swift, English lawyer and judge
Dame Caroline Jane Swift, Lady Openshaw,, formerly styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Swift, is a British barrister and former High Court judge. She was leading counsel to the Inquiry in the Shipman Inquiry, which began in 2001. On 4 November 2005, Swift was created a DBE upon her appointment as a Justice of the High Court (Queen's Bench Division).
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Caroline Swift was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Caroline Swift's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1955 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.29 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $10,950 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $6,200 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.50 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 165.3M | 341 million |
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