District Judge
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February 1, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Smith
District Judge Abigail Smith retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 February 2024. Background information District Judge Smith was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1989. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2003 and a District Judge in 2011.
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January 3, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Jenkins OBE
District Judge Timothy Nigel Jenkins OBE retired from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information District Judge Jenkins OBE was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1994 and a District Judge in 1998. He was Secretary of the Association of His Majesty’s (formerly […]
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January 1, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Jabbar
District Judge Rasheeda Jabbar retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information District Judge Jabbar was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2008.
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January 1, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Griffith
District Judge Phillip Griffith retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information District Judge Griffith was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000 and a District Judge in 2008. He was a Regional Costs Judge from 2009 to 2023.
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December 22, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Philip Scott
The King has appointed Philip Scott to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based […]
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December 20, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Gleeson
The King has appointed Michael Gleeson to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, […]
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December 15, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Morris
The King has appointed Trevor Robert Morris to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the Wales Circuit, […]
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December 11, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Lal
The King has appointed Sanjay Lal to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, […]
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December 1, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Lisa Clarke
The King has appointed Lisa Clarke to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, […]
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December 1, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Najib
The King has appointed Heledd Llwyd Najib to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed her to the Midlands Circuit, […]