District Judge
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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 1, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Corkill
District Judge Glennis Marianne Corkill retires with effect from 1 July 2026. Background information District Judge Corkill was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999 and a District Judge in 2010. She was a Regional Costs Judge from 2017 to 2026 and The President of the Association […]
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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: Taghdissian
The King has appointed James Taghdissian 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 Western Circuit, based at Torquay […]
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June 23, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Modgill
The King has appointed Alexander Modgill 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 North Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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June 23, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Bains
The King has appointed Ranjit Bains 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 Midlands Circuit, based at Dudley […]
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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 […]