Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Butler
RetirementFirst-Tier Tribunal JudgeSocial Entitlement Chamber (First-Tier)
Judge John Michael Butler retires with effect from 4 April 2026.
Background information
Judge Butler was admitted as a Solicitor in 2005. He was appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Judge (Social Entitlement Chamber) (Social Security and Child Support) in 2019, he was then appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) (Social Security and Child Support) in 2022. He was appointed as a Fee-paid First-tier Tribunal Lay Member (Property Chamber) in 2026