Circuit Bench Retirement: Walsh
His Honour Judge Martin Fraser Walsh retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 3 May 2025.
Background information
His Honour Judge Walsh was admitted as a Solicitor in 1979 and called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1990. He was appointed a Recorder in 2001, a Circuit Judge in 2009 and was a Criminal Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2016 to 2019. He was the Resident Judge at Bolton Crown Court and the Honorary Recorder of Bolton from 2018 to 2025.