Retirement
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April 1, 2023
Employment Judge Retirement: Johnson
Employment Judge Gerald Johnson retires with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information Employment Judge Johnson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals in 2001 and a Salaried Employment Judge in 2011.
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April 1, 2023
Regional Medical Member (Scotland) of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals) Retirement: Armstrong
Regional Medical Member Dr Joanna Frances Armstrong retires with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information Dr Armstrong was appointed a Medically Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1993 and a Regional Medical Member (Scotland) of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals)) in 2011.
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March 30, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: His Honour Judge Jonathan Black
His Honour Judge Jonathan Black retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 30 March 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Jonathan Black was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. He was Clerk to the Justices for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight from 1989 to 2010, a Member of the Youth Justice Board for […]
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March 28, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Her Honour Judge Helen Black
Her Honour Judge Helen Mary Black retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 28 March 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Black was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1995, a District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division in 2000, a Recorder in […]
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March 24, 2023
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Robin Godfrey Spencer
The Honourable Sir Robin Godfrey Spencer retires as a Judge of the High Court (King’s Bench) with effect from 24 March 2023. Background information Sir Robin Spencer was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1978, took Silk in 1999 and was elected a Bencher in 2005. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1993, […]
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March 24, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Thorp
His Honour Judge Ian Simon Thorp retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 24 March 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Thorp was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1988. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2002, a Legally Qualified Member of The Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel in 2007 and a […]
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March 21, 2023
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Cruthers
Judge Paul Wyndham Cruthers retired with effect from 20 March 2023. Background information Judge Cruthers was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992. He was appointed a part-time Immigration Adjudicator and a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999. He was appointed as a Salaried Immigration Adjudicator (now known as a Judge of the […]
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March 18, 2023
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Nigel Sweeney
The Honourable Sir Nigel Sweeney retires as a Judge of the High Court (King’s Bench) with effect from 18 March 2023. Background information Sir Nigel Sweeney was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1976, was elected a Bencher in 1997 and took Silk in 2000. He was appointed a Recorder in 1997 and a […]
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March 2, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: O’Dwyer
His Honour Judge Martin Patrick O’Dwyer retired as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 March 2023. Background information His Honour Judge O’Dwyer was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1978. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1999, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2007.
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February 1, 2023
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) Retirement: Poynter
Upper Tribunal Judge Richard Poynter retires with effect from 1 February 2023. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Poynter was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. He was appointed a part-time Chairman of the Social Security Appeal Tribunals in 1998, a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999 and a Deputy Social Security and […]