South Eastern
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October 11, 2024
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Roberts
Her Honour Judge Lynn Deborah Roberts retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 11 October 2024. Background information Her Honour Judge Roberts was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge and Deputy District Judge (Principal Registry of the Family Division) in 1999. She was appointed a District […]
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October 5, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Hammond
District Judge Stuart Patrick Gordon Hammond retires from the District Bench with effect from 5 October 2024. Background information District Judge Hammond was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000 and a District Judge in 2010. He was a Civil Course Tutor at the Judicial College from […]
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October 2, 2024
Circuit Bench Retirement: Hildyard KC
Her Honour Judge Marianna Catherine Thoroton Hildyard KC retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 2 October 2024. Background information Her Honour Judge Hildyard KC was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1977, took Silk in 2002 and was elected a Bencher in 2009. She was appointed an Assistant Recorder and then Recorder […]
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October 1, 2024
Circuit Bench Retirement: Gargan
Her Honour Judge Catherine Jane Gargan retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 October 2024. Background information Her Honour Judge Gargan was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1978. She was appointed a Recorder in 2001 and a Circuit Judge in 2013.
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October 1, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Jarzabkowski
District Judge Julia Jarzabkowski retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 October 2024. Background information District Judge Jarzabkowski was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1993. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2013 and a District Judge in 2018.
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September 26, 2024
Recorder Appointment: Hanning
The King has appointed Nicholas Hanning to be a Recorder 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 appointment will take effect from 30 September 2024. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed […]
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September 21, 2024
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Kinch KC
His Honour Judge Christopher Kinch KC retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 21 September 2024. Background information His Honour Judge Kinch KC was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1976, took Silk in 1999 and was elected a Bencher in 2007. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1994 and a […]
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September 4, 2024
New Family Presiding Judge Appointed
The Lady Chief Justice, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, has announced the appointment of a Family Presiding Judge. Ms Justice Henke has been appointed for a period of four years, with effect from 1 October 2024, to the South Eastern Circuit (Kent, Surrey, Sussex & Thames Valley) where she will succeed Mr Justice […]
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August 30, 2024
Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Civil Judge Appointment: Roberts
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr Of Walton-On-The-Hill has appointed His Honour Judge Richard Roberts to be a Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Civil Judge based at Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court, with effect from 30 September 2024. Background Information Richard Roberts will continue to be known as […]
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August 30, 2024
Appointment of Resident Judge at Oxford Crown Court
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Maria Lamb has been appointed as Resident Judge at Oxford Crown Court for a period of four years commencing from 4 October 2024. The Lady Chief Justice wishes HHJ Maria Lamb well in her new role. Background HHJ Maria […]