Appointments & Retirements
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April 1, 2026
District Bench Retirement: Ashworth
District Judge Lynda Ashworth retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2026. Background information District Judge Ashworth was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2008. She was a Family Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2013 to […]
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April 1, 2026
District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Retirement: Cousins
District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Helen Robina Cousins retires with effect from 1 April 2026. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Cousins was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2013. She was a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Course […]
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April 1, 2026
District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Retirement: Mallon
District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Marie Elizabeth Mallon retires with effect from 1 April 2026. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Mallon was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2006 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2009.
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April 1, 2026
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Newman
Judge Gerald Newman retires with effect from 1 April 2026. Background information Judge Newman was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Part-Time Legal Panel Member of The Appeals Service (formerly Social Security Appeals Tribunal) in 1998. He was appointed a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) (Social Security […]
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April 1, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Hay
The King has appointed Teresa Hay to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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March 31, 2026
District Judge Appointment: George
The King has appointed Susan George to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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March 30, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Elliott
The King has appointed Edward Elliott to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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March 30, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Bond
The King has appointed Abigail Bond to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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March 30, 2026
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Julian Knowles
The Honourable Sir Julian Knowles retires as a Judge of the High Court (King’s Bench Division) with effect from 30 March 2026. Background information Sir Julian Knowles was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1994 and took Silk in 2011. He was appointed a Recorder in 2009 and was authorised to sit as a […]
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March 30, 2026
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Ennals
Judge Simon David Ennals retires with effect from 30 March 2026. Background information Judge Ennals was admitted as a Solicitor in 1995. He was appointed a Part-Time Legal Panel Member of The Appeals Service in 2001 and a Immigration Judge in the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal in 2007. He was appointed a District Tribunal Judge […]