Master of the King’s Bench Division: Howard Daley
The King has appointed Howard Daley to be a Master of the King’s Bench Division on the advice of the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill.
The Lady Chief Justice has assigned him to the King’s Bench Division with effect from 7 December 2026.
Background Information
Howard Daley was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1997. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge and as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal assigned to the Social Entitlement Chamber in 2019. He was appointed as a District Judge in 2021 and as a Recorder in 2022.