Appointments & Retirements
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November 1, 2021
District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Retirement: Dodds
District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Malcolm Douglas Dodds retires with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Dodds (62) was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1984. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) in 2012 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) in 2016.
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November 1, 2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Wallwork
His Honour Judge Bernard Graham Frank Wallwork retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information His Honour Judge Wallwork (68) was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1976. He was appointed a Recorder in 1997 and a Circuit Judge in 2006. He was authorised to sit as a deputy […]
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November 1, 2021
Circuit Bench Retirement: Vincent
His Honour Judge Nicholas Denis Vincent retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information His Honour Judge Vincent (69) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1976. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1988, a District Judge in 1992, a Recorder in 1998 and a Circuit Judge in 2001. […]
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November 1, 2021
District Bench Retirement: Barraclough
District Judge Robin Barraclough retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 November 2021. Background information District Judge Barraclough (64) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004. He was appointed a Regional Costs Judge in 2015.
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October 29, 2021
District Judge Appointment: Harris
The Queen has appointed David Andrew Wallace Harris to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Wales Circuit, based […]
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October 29, 2021
District Judge Appointment: Wales
The Queen has appointed Matthew James Wales to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Western Circuit, based at […]
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October 28, 2021
District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Appointment: Gould
The Queen has appointed James Gould to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the North Eastern Circuit, […]
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October 27, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hassan Khan
The Queen has appointed Hassan Khan to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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October 25, 2021
District Judge Appointment: Watkin
The Queen has appointed Rachel Margaret Watkin to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Wales Circuit, based at […]
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October 25, 2021
District Judge Appointment: Tait
The Queen has appointed John Mark Tait to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Western Circuit, based at […]