Circuit Judge Appointment: Hickinbottom
The King has appointed Abigail Hickinbottom 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 her to the North Eastern Circuit, based at Leeds Combined Court Centre, with effect from 21 October 2024.
Background Information
Abigail Hickinbottom will be known as Her Honour Judge Abigail Hickinbottom. She was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 2004. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2015, as a District Judge in 2018, and as a Recorder in 2022.