Retirement
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January 5, 2023
Chancery Master Appointment: McQuail
The King has appointed Katherine McQuail to be a Master of the Chancery Division on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab 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 Royal Courts […]
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January 1, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Buckingham
Her Honour Judge Kathleen Rosemary Bernadette Buckingham retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 January 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Buckingham was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1986. She was appointed a Recorder in 2002 and a Circuit Judge in 2009. She was authorised to sit as a Deputy High […]
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January 1, 2023
Employment Judge Retirement: Bedeau
Employment Judge Stephen Bedeau retires with effect from 1 January 2023. Background information Employment Judge Bedeau was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1980. He was appointed a Chairman of the Employment Tribunals in 1998 and a Salaried Employment Judge in 2002.
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January 1, 2023
Employment Judge Retirement: Feeney
Employment Judge Pauline Ann Feeney retires with effect from 1 January 2023. Background information Employment Judge Feeney was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. She was appointed a part-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunals in 1998 and a Salaried Employment Judge in 2004.
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January 1, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Fitton KC
His Honour Judge Michael Fitton KC retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 January 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Fitton KC was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981, called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1991 and took Silk in 2006. He served as a Legal Member of the Mental Health Review […]
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January 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: Hickinbottom
District Judge Nigel Geoffrey Hickinbottom retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2023. Background information District Judge Hickinbottom was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1989 and a District Judge in 1993.
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December 17, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Gardner
District Judge Paul Ronald Gardner retires from the District Bench with effect from 17 December 2022. Background information District Judge Gardner was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2003 and a District Judge in 2014. He was a Family Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2016 […]
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December 17, 2022
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Taylor
Her Honour Judge Deborah Frances Taylor retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 17 December 2022. Background information Her Honour Judge Taylor was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1983. She was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1999, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2005. She was authorised to […]
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December 10, 2022
District Bench Retirement: Severn
District Judge Robert Severn retires from the District Bench with effect from 10 December 2022. Background information District Judge Severn was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2013.
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December 1, 2022
Circuit Bench Retirement: Sykes
Her Honour Judge Lynda Glenis Sykes retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 December 2022. Background information Her Honour Judge Sykes was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1997, a District Judge in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2018.