District Judge Appointment: Godfrey
The King has appointed Emma Godfrey to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill.
The Lady Chief Justice has deployed her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Slough County Court, with effect from 7 April 2026.
Background Information
Emma Godfrey will be known as District Judge Godfrey. She was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1995. She was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2019.