Section 9(4) Deputy High Court Judge
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, has appointed 24 Deputy High Court Judges, under section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, for a single fixed six-year term. The appointments run from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2031.
The following individuals have been appointed following an open competition run by the Judicial Appointments Commission:
Name
Stephen Midwinter KC
Timothy Smith
Sheikh Karim KC
Timothy Moloney KC
Rosalind Phelps KC
Michael Jones KC
Vinesh Mandalia
Thomas Raphael KC
Dan Squires KC
Matthew Chapman KC
Jeremy Brier KC
Marie-Eleni Demetriou
Jonathan Richards
Cathryn McGahey KC
Adam Kramer KC
Guy Vassall-Adams KC
HHJ Stephen Smith
Katie Cowton KC
Philip Rainey KC
Hugh Mercer KC
David Ormerod CBE
Anna Dilnot
Deirdre Fottrell KC
Clair Dobbin KC