Circuit Judge Appointment: McGovern
The King has appointed Seán McGovern 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 him to the Midlands Circuit, based at Warwick Crown Court, with effect from 31 October 2025.
Background Information
Seán McGovern will be known as His Honour Judge McGovern. He was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1990. He was appointed as an Assistant Coroner and a Deputy District Judge in 2002. He was appointed as a Senior Coroner in 2007.