New Presiding Judge Appointed
The Lady Chief Justice, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, has announced the appointment of a Presiding Judge.
Mr Justice Bright has been appointed to the Northern Circuit where he will succeed Mrs Justice Ellenbogen.
The appointment is made from 1 November 2024, when the current Presiding Judge steps down, to 31 December 2027.
Background notes:
Mr Justice Bright was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1987 and took silk in 2007. He was appointed a Recorder in 2018, a Deputy High Court Judge in 2022 and a High Court Judge in January 2023.
Presiding Judges are responsible for the deployment of the judiciary and allocation of cases on their Circuit. They also have a responsibility for general supervision of judges on their Circuits.