District Bench Retirement: Batten
District Judge Elizabeth Batten retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2025.
Background information
District Judge Batten was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (now known as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) in 2007. She was appointed a District Judge in 2010 and was a Course Director (Court of Protection) at the Judicial College from 2016 to 2019.