District Judge
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August 15, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Ayers
District Judge Paul Robert Ayers retires from the District Bench with effect from 15 August 2022. Background information District Judge Ayers (70) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1976. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1992, a District Judge in 2000 and a Regional Costs Judge in 2013.
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July 21, 2022
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Parsons
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) David Huw Parsons retires with effect from 1 July 2022. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Parsons (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed as an Acting Stipendiary Magistrate in 1999 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2004.
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June 1, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Nichols
District Judge Stephen Mark Nichols retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 June 2022. Background information District Judge Nichols (66) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2001 and a District Judge in 2014.
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May 4, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Ball
District Judge Mark St Clair Ball retires from the District Bench with effect from 4 May 2022. Background information District Judge Ball (66) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1993 and a District Judge in 2012.
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May 3, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Wright
District Judge Martin Andrew Wright retired from the District Bench with effect from 1 May 2022. Background information District Judge Wright (69) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978 and called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 2004. He was appointed a Lawyer Chairman of the Rent Assessment Panel in 1997, a Deputy District Judge […]
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May 3, 2022
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Brown
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Martin Brown retired with effect from 30 April 2022. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Brown (63) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed as an Acting Provincial Stipendiary Magistrate in 1999 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2005. He was Director of the Youth Court Course […]
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May 3, 2022
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Nicholls
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Stephen John Nicholls retired with effect from 1 May 2022. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Nicholls (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2000, as Assistant Coroner for Dorset in 2009 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in […]
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April 19, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Lightman
District Judge Barry Gerald Lightman retires from the District Bench with effect from 19 April 2022. Background information District Judge Lightman (70) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1976. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1992, a District Judge in 1999 and a Deputy Costs Judge in 2004.
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April 1, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Sethi
District Judge Sandip Kumar Sethi retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2022. Background information District Judge Sethi (67) was admitted in 1984. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2003.
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April 1, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Besford
District Judge Ian Philip Besford retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2022. Background information District Judge Besford (64) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1995, a District Judge in 1999 and a Regional Cost Judge in 2017.