Northern
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July 11, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Knifton
District Judge Ian Robert Knifton retires with effect from 11 July 2026. Background information District Judge Knifton was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004. He was a Judicial College Tutor (civil) from 2010 to 2017 and appointed the Deputy Chancellor […]
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July 4, 2026
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Menary KC DL
His Honour Judge Andrew Gwyn Menary KC DL retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 4 July 2026. Background information His Honour Judge Menary KC DL was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1982 and took Silk in 2003. He was appointed a Recorder in 2002, a Circuit Judge in 2013, was […]
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June 30, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Mark Cooper
The King has appointed Mark Cooper to be a District 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 Liverpool […]
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June 23, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Kube
The King has appointed Patrick Kube to be a District 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 Liverpool […]
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June 23, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Falder
The King has appointed Katherine Falder to be a District 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 Preston […]
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June 23, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Woodcock
The King has appointed James Woodcock to be a District 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 Liverpool […]
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June 23, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Hamilton
The King has appointed William Hamilton to be a District 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 Blackburn […]
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June 8, 2026
Recorder Appointments
The King has appointed 23 Recorders 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 appointments will take effect on 8 June 2026. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed the Recorders as follows: […]
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May 16, 2026
Circuit Bench Retirement: Coppel
Her Honour Judge Yvonne Ruth Coppel retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 16 May 2026. Background information Her Honour Judge Coppel was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1976. She was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1996, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2007. She was authorised to sit […]
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April 27, 2026
Recorder Appointments
The King has appointed 61 Recorders 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 appointments will take effect on 11 May 2026. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed the Recorders as follows: […]