Appointments & Retirements
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May 2, 2026
Circuit Bench Retirement: Rowlands / Ymddeoliad Mainc Cylchdaith: Rowlands
His Honour Judge Rhys Price Rowlands retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 2 May 2026. Background information His Honour Judge Rowlands was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982 and called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1986. He was appointed a Recorder in 2001 and a Circuit Judge in 2010. He served as […]
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May 1, 2026
Appointment of Resident Judge for North Wales
The Lady Chief Justice is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Simon Mills has been appointed as Resident Judge for North Wales for a period of four years commencing from 2 May 2026. The Lady Chief Justice wishes HHJ Simon Mills well in his new role.
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May 1, 2026
Employment Judge (England & Wales) Retirement: Tsamados
Employment Judge Philip Chrysanthou Tsamados retires with effect from 1 May 2026. Background information Employment Judge Tsamados was admitted as a Solicitor in 2001. He was appointed as a fee-paid Employment Judge (England & Wales) in 2009 and as a Salaried Employment Judge (England & Wales) in 2019.
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May 1, 2026
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Dame Beverley Ann Macnaughton Lang DBE
The Honourable Dame Beverley Ann Macnaughton Lang DBE retires from the High Court (King’s Bench Division) with effect from 1 May 2026. The Lady Chief Justice thanks Dame Beverley Lang DBE for her significant contribution to the administration of justice, having served over 30 years as a judge. At the point of her retirement, she […]
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May 1, 2026
Circuit Bench Retirement: Ingram
Her Honour Judge Jane Ingram retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 May 2026. Background information Her Honour Judge Ingram was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999, a District Judge in 2006 and a Circuit Judge in 2020. She was a Civil Course Tutor […]
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May 1, 2026
District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Retirement: Wheeler
District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Michael Antony Wheeler retires with effect from 1 May 2026. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) Wheeler was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2003, a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in 2009 and a Recorder in 2012. He was a District […]
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May 1, 2026
District Judge Appointment: Harrington
The King has appointed Simon Harrington to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lammy MP and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The Lady Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at […]
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April 27, 2026
Employment Judge (England & Wales) Retirement: Crosfill
Employment Judge John Crosfill retired with effect from 3 April 2026. Background information Employment Judge Crosfill was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1995. He was appointed as a fee-paid Employment Judge (England & Wales) in 2013 and a Salaried Employment Judge (England & Wales) in 2019.
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April 27, 2026
Appointment of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales): Williams
The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, has appointed Alys Williams to be a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Alys Williams will be assigned to the Wales Region with effect from 1 June 2026. Background Information Alys Williams will be known as Employment Judge Williams. She was called […]
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April 27, 2026
Appointment of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales): Atkins
The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, has appointed Michael Atkins to be a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Michael Atkins will be assigned to the London South Region with effect from 13 July 2026. Background Information Michael Atkins will be known as Employment Judge Atkins. He was […]