Circuit Judge Appointment: Felstead
The King has appointed Christopher Felstead 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 Wales Circuit, based at Cardiff Crown Court, with effect from 5 January 2026.
Background Information
Christopher Felstead will be known as His Honour Judge Felstead. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1998. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2012 and a Fee-paid Judge of the Mental Health Tribunal for Wales in 2018.