Circuit Judge Appointment: David Payne
The King has appointed David Payne to be a Circuit 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 Midlands Circuit, based at Stafford Combined Court Centre, with effect from 5 January 2026.
Background Information
David Payne will be known as His Honour Judge David Payne. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 2003. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2022.