Appointments & Retirements
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August 21, 2021
District Bench Retirement: Gailey
District Judge Stephen Paul Gailey retires from the District Bench with effect from 21 August 2021. Background information District Judge Gailey (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1990 and a District Judge in 2000.
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August 21, 2021
District Bench Retirement: Stamenkovich
District Judge Vera Stamenkovich retires from the District Bench with effect from 21 August 2021. Background information District Judge Stamenkovich (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1992 and a District Judge in 1998.
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Whitehouse QC
The Queen has appointed Sarah Alice Whitehouse QC 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 South Eastern […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Richardson
The Queen has appointed Anna Victoria Jane Richardson 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, […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Payne
The Queen has appointed Geoffrey Donald Stephen Payne 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 him to the South Eastern […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Patel
The Queen has appointed Nassera Patel 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 Midland Circuit, based at […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Murch
The Queen has appointed Stephen James Murch 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 him to the Midland Circuit, based […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Heppenstall
The Queen has appointed Rachael Elizabeth Heppenstall 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 Northern Circuit, based […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hassall
The Queen has appointed James Christopher Hassall 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 him to the Northern Circuit, based […]
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August 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Fanning
The Queen has appointed Michael Leonard Fanning 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 him to the North Eastern Circuit, […]