Circuit Judge Retirement: Karp
Her Honour Judge Rachel Vivienne Karp retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 May 2025.
Background information
Her Honour Judge Karp was admitted as a Solicitor in 1986. She was appointed a District Judge in 2004 and was a Family Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2009 to 2017. She was a Member of the Family Justice Council from 2011 to 2014, appointed a Circuit Judge in 2013 and was Director of International Training for the Judicial College from 2017 to 2021. She was authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in 2020 pursuant to the Senior Courts Act 1981 and was a Faculty Tutor at the Judicial College from 2021 to 2025.