Circuit Judge Appointment: Elizabeth Baker
The King has appointed Elizabeth Baker 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 her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Woolwich Crown Court, with effect from 26 January 2026.
Background Information
Elizabeth Baker will be known as Her Honour Judge Elizabeth Baker. She was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 1996. She was appointed as a Recorder in 2018, a District Judge in 2020, and as a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2025.