Appointment
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November 9, 2026
New Senior Coroner for Gwent
Newport City Council as the relevant authorities have appointed Rose Farmer as Senior Coroner for the Gwent Coroner Area
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November 3, 2026
2026 Assistant Coroner recruitment announcement
The Chief Coroner, Her Honour Judge Alexia Durran, congratulates all the new appointees
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November 1, 2026
Appointment of a High Court Judge Member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee: Mr Justice Michael Green
Following an Expression of Interest (EoI) exercise, The Master of the Rolls has appointed Mr Justice Michael Green as a High Court Judge member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) for three years commencing 1 November 2026. The CPRC is a non-departmental public body. It was established under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (CPA […]
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October 30, 2026
Appointment of Temporary Registrar of Criminal Appeals: His Honour Judge Bilal Siddique
Master Alix Beldam will retire from her role as Registrar of Criminal Appeals on Friday 30 October 2026. His Honour Judge Bilal Siddique has temporarily been appointed under s91 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 as Registrar of Criminal Appeals from Monday 2 November 2026 until a permanent Registrar is appointed by His Majesty the […]
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October 20, 2026
Appointment of the Designated Civil Judge for Surrey & Sussex
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Lindsey George has been appointed as the Designated Civil Judge for Surrey & Sussex for a period of four years commencing from 22 October 2026. The Lady Chief Justice wishes HHJ Lindsey George well in her new role.
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October 6, 2026
New Area Coroner for Northamptonshire appointed
West Northamptonshire Council has appointed Sophie Lomas as Area Coroner for the Northamptonshire area
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October 2, 2026
Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Family Judge Appointment: Thain
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr Of Walton-On-The-Hill has appointed Her Honour Judge Thain to be a Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Family Judge, based at Chelmsford County & Family Court, with effect from 4 January 2027. Background InformationAshley Thain will continue to be known as Her Honour […]
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October 1, 2026
Lord Justice Edis appointed Deputy Head of Criminal Justice
Succeeding Dame Victoria Sharp in the role, Lord Justice Edis started his appointment on Thursday 1 October 2026. His term is for four years
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October 1, 2026
Lead Specialist Circuit Judge (Commercial) Appointment: Bird
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill has appointed His Honour Judge Bird to be the Judge in Charge of the London Circuit Commercial Court, with effect from 1 October 2026. Background Information Nigel Bird will continue to be known as His Honour Judge Bird. He […]