Circuit Judge Appointment: Ash KC
The King has appointed Simon Ash KC to be a Circuit Judge 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 Midlands Circuit, based at Birmingham Crown Court, with effect from 28 October 2024.
Background Information
Simon Ash KC will be known as His Honour Judge Ash KC. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1999 and took Silk in 2021. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2019.