SHE'S been compared to Beyonce and "a rottweiler masquerading as a grandmother" – she's Lady Hale, and she's the judicial giant who's become a social media sensation.

Born Brenda Hale, she was the first woman judge ever appointed to the UK's Supreme Court in 2004.

To mark the post, she created a coat of arms bearing the Latin motto "omnia feminae aequissimae", which translates to "women are equal to everything", before rising to become the court's first female president three years later.

It's not known what she made of Boris Johnson's recent "girly swot" remark, but according to her new-found social media fanbase, she's a "queen" and an "icon".

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Twitter users hailed their new "star" after she delivered the Supreme Court's historic verdict yesterday, confirming that the UK Government's prorogation advice to the Queen was unlawful, and so was the suspension of parliament itself.

She did so wearing a jewelled spider brooch which has already been aped by one clothing company cashing in on the constitutional crisis.

Hale has long been known in legal circles for her accessories, which include a range of glittering caterpillars, butterflies, frogs and more.

After today's hearing, viewers pondered the symbolism behind the sparkling arachnid, with one tweeting that she was "loving Lady Hale’s 'Black Widow - Queen of Justice' vibe".

Another commented: "Lady Hale demonstrating the potential for vast novelistic sub-narratives offered by a correctly chosen brooch. What a tangled web we weave, indeed."

And another said: "Loving Lady Hale's brooch game. Wiki tells me that in Ancient Egypt, spiders were associated with the goddess Neith in her aspect as spinner and weaver of destiny. I mean."

Others compared Hale to Spider-Man character Madam Web and Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, fresh from her success at the Emmy awards.