Appointments & Retirements
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December 8, 2023
Designated Civil Judge Online Appointment: Ranson
Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce the appointment of a Designated Civil Judge. His Honour Judge Ivan Ranson has been appointed as the Designated Civil Judge Online with effect from 5 December 2023. The Lady Chief Justice wishes the judge well in his new role. This appointment […]
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December 8, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Milliken-Smith KC
The King has appointed Mark Milliken-Smith KC to be a Circuit 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 […]
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December 4, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Pema
The King has appointed Anesh Pema to be a Circuit 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 North Eastern Circuit, […]
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December 4, 2023
Assistant Judge Advocate General Appointment: Atwill
The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP, has appointed John Atwill to be an Assistant Judge Advocate General with effect from 8 April 2024. Background Information Captain John Atwill Royal Navy will be known as Judge Advocate Atwill. He was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1997.
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December 2, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Newton
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Julia Carolyn Newton retires with effect from 2 December 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Newton was admitted as a Solicitor in 1979. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2010.
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December 2, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Kelson KC
His Honour Judge Peter John Kelson KC retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 2 December 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Kelson KC was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1981 and took Silk in 2001. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998 and a Circuit Judge in 2010.
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December 1, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Sellers
The King has appointed Robin Sellers to be a Circuit 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
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hunter KC
The King has appointed Jane Allison Hunter KC to be a Circuit 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 […]
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December 1, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Ranson
The King has appointed Ivan Ranson to be a Circuit 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 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, […]