District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Blakebrough
The King has appointed Simon Blakebrough to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood 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 him to the Northern Circuit, based at Manchester Magistrates’ Court with effect from 27 May 2025.
Background Information
Simon Blakebrough will be known as District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Blakebrough. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 2011. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2022.