Circuit Bench Retirement: Wood

RetirementCircuit JudgeNorth Eastern

His Honour Judge Simon Wood retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 January 2024.

Background information

His Honour Judge Wood was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1981. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1998, a Recorder in 2000, a Circuit Judge in 2008 and authorised to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2010. He was appointed the Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of Newcastle in 2013 and Chancellor of the Diocese of Newcastle in 2020. He was a Member of the Council of His Majesty’s (formerly Her Majesty’s) Circuit Judges (CoCJ) from 2015 to 2019, Junior Vice President of the CoCJ in 2019, Senior Vice President of the CoCJ from 2020 to 2021 and President of the CoCJ in 2022.