District Bench Retirement: O’Neill

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District Judge Philip John O’Neill retires with effect from 19 September 2026.

Background information

District Judge O’Neill was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000 and a District Judge in 2005. He was a Family Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2021 to 2025.