Appointments & Retirements
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August 7, 2020
Circuit Judge Appointment: Magee
The Queen has appointed Rosein Magee to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC 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 Western Circuit, based at […]
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August 5, 2020
District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Retirement: Lachhar
District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Davinder Kaur Lachhar retired with effect from 2 July 2020. Notes to editors District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) Lachhar (65) was called to the Bar (M) in 1978. She was appointed a District Judge (Magistrates’ courts) in 1996 and a Recorder in 2009.
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August 3, 2020
New Presiding Judges Appointed
The Lord Chief Justice, in concurrence with the Lord Chancellor, has announced the appointment of two Presiding Judges. Mrs Justice Cutts has been appointed to the Western Circuit where she will succeed Mrs Justice May. Mrs Justice Lambert has been appointed to the North Eastern where she will succeed Mr Justice Goss. The appointments are […]
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August 1, 2020
District Bench Retirement: Conway
District Judge Helen Lois Conway retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 August 2020. Notes to editors District Judge Conway (49) was called to the Bar (L) in 1999. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2005 and a District Judge in 2010.
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August 1, 2020
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Forrest
Judge Robert Kerr Forrest retires with effect from 1 August 2020. Notes to editors Judge Forrest (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. He was appointed a District Chairman of Appeal Tribunals in 1999 now known as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) in 2008.
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July 31, 2020
Appointment of the Master of the Rolls
Find out more about the appointment of The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Vos
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July 31, 2020
Appointment of the Senior President of Tribunals
Find out more about the appointment of The Rt. Hon. Sir Keith John Lindblom
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July 31, 2020
Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal
Find out more about the new appointees to the Court of Appeal
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July 31, 2020
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Brown
His Honour Judge (Laurence Frederick) Mark Brown retired as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 27 July 2020. Notes to editors His Honour Judge Brown (67) was called to the Bar (I) in 1975 and was elected a Bencher in 2009. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1993, a Recorder in 1997, a […]
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July 31, 2020
Appointment of the Admiralty Judge
The President of the Queen’s Bench Division is happy to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, Mr Justice Andrew Baker has been appointed as the Admiralty Judge with effect from 1 August 2020. The President of the Queen’s Bench Division wishes Mr Justice Andrew Baker all the best in his new role. […]