Circuit Judge Appointment: Hodgkinson
The King has appointed Paul Hodgkinson 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 Northern Circuit, based at Preston Crown Court, with effect from 10 November 2025.
Background Information
Paul Hodgkinson will be known as His Honour Judge Hodgkinson. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 2002. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2019.