District Judge
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October 25, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Woodhead
District Judge Karen Ann Woodhead retires from the District Bench with effect from 25 October 2022. Background information District Judge Woodhead was admitted as a Solicitor in 1976. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1992 and a District Judge in 2006.
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October 24, 2022
District Judge Appointment: Ashby
The King has appointed Luke Jonathan Ashby to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Western Circuit, based […]
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October 20, 2022
District Judge Appointment: Hanslip
The King has appointed Kathryn Elizabeth Hayes to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the North Eastern Circuit, […]
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October 15, 2022
District Bench Resignation: Shaw KC
District Judge Nicola Jane Duckworth Shaw KC resigns from the District Bench with effect from 15 October 2022. Background information District Judge Shaw KC was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1992 and took Silk in 2012. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2015 and a District Judge in 2016.
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October 11, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Gilham
District Judge Claire Frances Gilham retires from the District Bench with effect from 11 October 2022. Background information District Judge Gilham was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999 and a District Judge in 2006.
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October 10, 2022
District Judge Appointment: Mashembo
The King has appointed Carol Mashembo to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Western Circuit, based at […]
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October 7, 2022
District Judge Appointment: Lowe
The King has appointed Alison Lowe to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Western Circuit, based at […]
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October 7, 2022
District Judge Appointment: Akers
The King has appointed Robert Akers to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis CBE MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the North Eastern Circuit, based […]
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September 23, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Maughan
District Judge Dympna Maughan retired from the District Bench with effect from 17 September 2022. Background information District Judge Maughan (60) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2001 and a District Judge in 2005.
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September 1, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Desai
District Judge Parul Dilipbhai Desai retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 September 2022. Background information District Judge Desai (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1991. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999, a Deputy District Judge in 2003, a District Chairman of Appeal Tribunals in […]