Circuit Judge Appointment: Slack
The King has appointed Kevin Slack 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, with effect from 5 November 2025.
Background Information
Kevin Slack will be known as His Honour Judge Slack. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1997. He was appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, in 2021. He was also appointed as a Recorder in 2022.