Magistrates' Court
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September 1, 2024
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Hadfield
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Mark Hadfield retires with effect from 1 September 2024. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Hadfield was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2000 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2005.
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August 31, 2024
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Hamilton
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Angus Warnock Hamilton retires with effect from 31 August 2024. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Hamilton was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed as an Acting Provincial Stipendiary Magistrate (now known as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 1998, a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2005 […]
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August 1, 2024
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Veits
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Peter John Veits retires with effect from 1 August 2024. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Veits was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1985. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2000 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2011.
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December 2, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Newton
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Julia Carolyn Newton retires with effect from 2 December 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Newton was admitted as a Solicitor in 1979. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2010.
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August 26, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Begley
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Bernard Begley retires with effect from 26 August 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Begley was admitted as a Solicitor in 1987. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2013.
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April 21, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Redhouse
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Naomi Redhouse retires with effect from 21 April 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Redhouse was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2010. She was the Youth Court and Serious Sexual […]
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April 11, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Sawetz
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Ann Louise Sawetz retires with effect from 11 April 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Sawetz was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. She was appointed as an Acting Stipendiary Magistrate (now known as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)) in 1999 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2002.
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April 10, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Davison
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Andrew Michael Davison retires with effect from 10 April 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Davison was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1986. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates Courts) in 1999 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2011.
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April 7, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Wright
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Deborah Jeanne Helen Wright retires with effect from 7 April 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Wright was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates Courts) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2006. She was a District Judge (Magistrates’ […]
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April 6, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Cohen
The King has appointed Ross Cohen to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) 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, […]