Appointments & Retirements
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July 18, 2025
Appointment of the Senior President of Tribunals
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July 18, 2025
Appointment of a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Property Chamber: Westby
The President of the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Chamber, The Honourable Dame Heather Williams, in exercise of the powers delegated to her by The Senior President of Tribunals, The Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom, has appointed Sian Westby to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal with effect from 1 September 2025. She has been […]
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July 17, 2025
Appointment of the new Vice-President of the Court of Appeal, Civil Division
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July 17, 2025
Appointment of a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Property Chamber: Hadley
The President of the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Chamber, The Honourable Dame Heather Williams, in exercise of the powers delegated to her by The Senior President of Tribunals, The Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom, has appointed Joanne Hadley to be a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal with effect from 29 September 2025. She has been […]
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July 17, 2025
Appointment of a Circuit Judge Member to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee
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July 16, 2025
Appointment of Resident Judge at Bournemouth Crown Court
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Susan Evans KC has been appointed as Resident Judge at Bournemouth Combined Court for a period of four years commencing from 18 July 2025. The Lady Chief Justice wishes HHJ Susan Evans KC well in her new role.
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July 14, 2025
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Pankhania
The King has appointed Sundeep Pankhania to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood 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, […]
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July 10, 2025
Appointment of a Resident Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber: Wilson
The President of the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Chamber, The Honourable Dame Heather Williams, in exercise of the powers delegated to her by The Senior President of Tribunals, The Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom, has appointed Gareth Wilson to be a Resident Judge of the First-tier Tribunal. He has been assigned to the Immigration and […]
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July 5, 2025
Circuit Bench Retirement: Sullivan
Her Honour Judge Susan Sullivan retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 5 July 2025. Background information Her Honour Judge Sullivan was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2010. She was a Civil Course Tutor at the Judicial College […]