District Judge
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May 24, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Cohen
District Judge Lawrence Cohen retires from the District Bench with effect from 24 May 2025. Background information District Judge Cohen was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1993 and a District Judge in 1998. He was a Member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee from 2019 to […]
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May 11, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Coates / Ymddeol o’r Fainc: Coates
District Judge Clare Elizabeth Coates retires from the District Bench with effect from 11 May 2025. Background information District Judge Coates was admitted as a Solicitor in 1996. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2011 and a District Judge in 2016. Bydd y Barnwr Rhanbarth Clare Elizabeth Coates yn ymddeol o’r Fainc ar […]
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April 15, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Doyle
District Judge Karen Doyle retires from the District Bench with effect from 15 April 2025. Background information District Judge Doyle was admitted as a Solicitor in 1995. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2005 and a District Judge in 2008. She was the Honorary Secretary of the Association of His Majesty’s (formerly Her […]
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April 14, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Baker
District Judge Michael Baker retires from the District Bench with effect from 14 April 2025. Background information District Judge Baker was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1995 and a District Judge in 2006.
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April 7, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Richardson
District Judge James David Richardson retires from the District Bench with effect from 7 April 2025. Background information District Judge Richardson was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1982. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2001 and a District Judge in 2020.
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April 5, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Swan
District Judge Timothy Robert Mungo Swan retires from the District Bench with effect from 5 April 2025. Background information District Judge Swan was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000 and a District Judge in 2007. He was appointed a Legal Member of the Mental […]
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April 1, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Wakem
District Judge Mary Theresa Wakem retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information District Judge Wakem was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004.
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April 1, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Batten
District Judge Elizabeth Batten retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information District Judge Batten was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (now known as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) […]
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February 24, 2025
District Judge Appointment: Reynolds
The King has appointed Daniel Reynolds 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 North Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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February 24, 2025
District Judge Appointment: Lee
The King has appointed Ian Lee 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 Northern Circuit, based at Blackburn […]