Circuit Judge Appointment: Rothwell
The King has appointed Carolyn Rothwell 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 her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Chelmsford County and Family Court, with effect from 8 December 2025.
Background Information
Carolyn Rothwell will be known as Her Honour Judge Rothwell. She was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1991. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2015, and as a District Judge in 2018.