District Judge
-
February 25, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Pickering
The King has appointed Leon Pickering 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
-
February 25, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Kumar
The King has appointed Santosh Kumar 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
-
February 25, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Veltom
The King has appointed Lauren Veltom 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
-
February 25, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Mortimer
The King has appointed Sophie Mortimer 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
-
February 25, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Berry
The King has appointed Heidi Berry 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
-
February 25, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Child
The King has appointed Timothy Child 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 South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
-
February 18, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Rich TD
District Judge Anthony John Edmund Rich TD retires from the District Bench with effect from 18 February 2026. Background information District Judge Rich TD was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999, a District Judge in 2012 and was a Diversity and Community Relations Judge from 2015 […]
-
February 14, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Watson
District Judge Paul Anthony Watson retires from the District Bench with effect from 14 February 2026. Background information District Judge Watson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2009.
-
-
November 1, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Anson
District Judge Michael Anson retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 November 2025. Background information District Judge Anson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004. He was a Civil Course Tutor at the Judicial College (JC) from 2007 […]