Circuit Judge Appointment: Paul Mason
The King has appointed Paul Mason 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 Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square, with effect from 2 February 2026.
Background Information
Paul Mason will be known as His Honour Judge Paul Mason. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 2011. He was appointed as a Fee-paid Employment Judge, and a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, in 2021.