Appointments & Retirements
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April 1, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Wakem
District Judge Mary Theresa Wakem retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information District Judge Wakem was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2004.
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April 1, 2025
District Bench Retirement: Batten
District Judge Elizabeth Batten retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information District Judge Batten was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (now known as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) […]
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April 1, 2025
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Gleeson
Upper Tribunal Judge Judith Amanda Jane Coomber Gleeson retires with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Gleeson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a part-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunal in 1994, a part-time Immigration Adjudicator in 1995 and a Special Immigration Adjudicator in 1999. She was […]
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April 1, 2025
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Montgomery
Judge Isabel Rennie Montgomery retires with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information Judge Montgomery was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999 and a District Tribunal Judge (now known as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) in 2010.
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April 1, 2025
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Sweet
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Andrew Francis Sweet retires with effect from 1 April 2025. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Sweet was admitted as a Solicitor in 1984. He was appointed an Acting Provincial Stipendiary Magistrate (now known as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 1999 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2004.
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March 22, 2025
Circuit Judge Retirement: Robin Johnson
His Honour Judge Robin Peter Johnson retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 22 March 2025. Background information His Honour Judge Robin Johnson was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1979. He was appointed a Recorder in 2003 and a Circuit Judge in 2009.
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March 22, 2025
Regional Employment Judge Retirement: Swann
Regional Employment Judge Paul Phillip Swann retires with effect from 22 March 2025. Background information Regional Employment Judge Swann was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. He was appointed a Legal Member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal in 1994, a part-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunals in 1997, an Employment Judge in 2003 and […]
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March 18, 2025
Appointment of Resident Judge at Truro Combined Court – Crown
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ James Adkin has been appointed as Resident Judge at Truro Crown Court for a period of four years commencing from 17 March 2025. The Lady Chief Justice wishes HHJ James Adkin well in his new role. His Honour Judge […]
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March 7, 2025
Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal, General Regulatory Chamber Appointment: Armstrong-Holmes
The Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom, has appointed James Armstrong-Holmes as a salaried Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, General Regulatory Chamber, with effect from 7 March 2025. Background Information James Armstrong-Holmes will be known as Judge Armstrong-Holmes. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 2010.