Circuit Bench
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September 6, 2023
New Presiding Judges appointed
The appointments are made from 1 January 2024, when the current Presiding Judges step down
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September 21, 2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Waddicor
Her Honour Judge Janet Ann Waddicor retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 9 July 2022. Background information Her Honour Judge Waddicor (68) was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1985. She was appointed a Recorder in 2001, a Circuit Judge in 2007 and a Deputy High Court Judge in 2010. She was […]
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September 21, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hesford
The Queen has appointed Shelley Claire Hesford to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Northern Circuit, based at […]
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September 20, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Saxby KC
Her Late Majesty The Queen appointed Oliver Charles John Saxby KC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the then Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to […]
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September 20, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Capon
Her Late Majesty The Queen appointed Philip Christopher William Capon to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the then Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the […]
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September 20, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Harbage KC
Her Late Majesty The Queen appointed William John Hirons Harbage to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the then Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the […]
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September 7, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Feest
The Queen has appointed Adam Sebastian Feest QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Western Circuit, based […]
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September 5, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Talbot-Hadley
The Queen has appointed Nicola Emma Talbot-Hadley to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, based […]
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September 5, 2022
Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Family Judge Appointment: Michelle Corbett
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Her Honour Judge Corbett to be a Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Family Judge Appointment based at West London Family Court, with effect from 1 August 2022. Background Michelle Corbett, will continue to be known as Her Honour […]
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September 1, 2022
Circuit Judge Appointment: Jacobs
The Queen has appointed Alexander Marc Jacobs to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based […]