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March 18, 2025
Appointment of Resident Judge at Truro Combined Court – Crown
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ James Adkin has been appointed as Resident Judge at Truro Crown Court for a period of four years commencing from 17 March 2025. The Lady Chief Justice wishes HHJ James Adkin well in his new role. His Honour Judge […]
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March 1, 2025
Circuit Judge Retirement: Forster KC
His Honour Judge Brian Clive Forster KC retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 March 2025. Background information His Honour Judge Forster KC was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1977, took Silk in 1999 and elected as a Bencher in 2007. He was appointed a Recorder in 1997, a part-time Immigration […]
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February 3, 2025
District Judge Appointment: Fentem
The King has appointed Ross Fentem to be a District Judge 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 Western Circuit, based at Bournemouth […]
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January 17, 2025
District Judge Appointment: Barber
The King has appointed Eleanor Barber to be a District Judge 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 her to the Western Circuit, based at Torquay […]
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December 10, 2024
District Judge Appointment: Goodfellow
The King has appointed Victoria Goodfellow to be a District Judge 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 her to the Western Circuit, based at Southampton […]
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November 22, 2024
District Judge Appointment: Underhill
The King has appointed Shaun Underhill to be a District Judge 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 Western Circuit, based at Basingstoke […]
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November 21, 2024
District Judge Appointment: Field
The King has appointed James Field to be a District Judge 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 Western Circuit, based at Truro […]
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November 18, 2024
District Judge Appointment: Lang
The King has appointed David Lang to be a District Judge 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 Western Circuit, based at Aldershot […]
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November 11, 2024
Recorder Appointments
The King has appointed 97 Recorders 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 appointments will take effect on 18 November 2024. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed the Recorders as follows: […]
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November 1, 2024
Circuit Judge Retirement: Peter Johnson
His Honour Judge Peter Timothy Johnson retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 November 2024. Background information His Honour Judge Peter Johnson was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1986. He was appointed a Recorder in 2002 and a Circuit Judge in 2012. He served as a Magistrates Liaison Judge from 2012 […]