Northern
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November 1, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Anson
District Judge Michael Anson retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 November 2025. Background information District Judge Anson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004. He was a Civil Course Tutor at the Judicial College (JC) from 2007 […]
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November 1, 2025
Circuit Bench Retirement: Potter
His Honour Judge Roderick John Conwy Potter retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 November 2025. Background information His Honour Judge Potter was admitted as a Solicitor in 1987 and a Higher Court Advocate in 1997. He was appointed a Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in 1997, a Recorder in 2005 and […]
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October 30, 2025
Circuit Judge Appointment: Deane
The King has appointed Charlotte Deane to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed her to the Northern Circuit, based at Burnley […]
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October 30, 2025
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hodgkinson
The King has appointed Paul Hodgkinson to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Preston […]
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October 29, 2025
Circuit Judge Appointment: Slack
The King has appointed Kevin Slack to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Manchester […]
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October 27, 2025
Circuit Judge Appointment: Dawar
The King has appointed Archna Dawar to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed her to the Northern Circuit, based at Liverpool […]
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October 18, 2025
Circuit Bench Retirement: Lloyd
Her Honour Judge Heather Claire Lloyd retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 18 October 2025. Background information Her Honour Judge Lloyd was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1979. She was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1998, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2007.
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October 1, 2025
New Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster is announced
Find out more about the new appointee to this historic role
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September 4, 2025
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Holden
The King has appointed Philip Holden to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based […]
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July 3, 2025
Appointment of Supervising Judge of the Business and Property Courts for the Northern & North Eastern Circuits
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce, following an Expression of Interest and consultation with the Lord Chancellor, that Mr Justice Thomas Leech has been appointed as the Supervising Judge of the Business and Property Courts for the Northern & North Eastern Circuit with effect from 1 October 2025 for a period of three […]