Appointments & Retirements
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July 16, 2021
Chief Chancery Master Appointment: Shuman
The Queen has appointed Karen Ann Elizabeth Shuman to be Chief Master of the Chancery Division 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 […]
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July 14, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hywel James Penodi Barnwr Cylchdaith: Hywel James
The Queen has appointed Hywel Dylan James 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 Wales Circuit, based […]
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July 12, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Mark Watson
The Queen has appointed Mark Andrew Watson 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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July 11, 2021
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Peart
Judge John Graeme Peart retires with effect from 11 July 2021. Background information Judge Peart (70) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000, a Legally Qualified Panel Member in 2001 and an Immigration Adjudicator in 2002. He was appointed an Immigration Judge (now known as a […]
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July 10, 2021
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Keane
Judge Michael Peter Keane retires with effect from 10 July 2021. Background information Judge Keane (65) was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1979. He was appointed an Immigration Adjudicator in 1999 and an Immigration Judge (now known as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)) in 2005.
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July 9, 2021
Appointment as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber: Bilal Siddique
Bilal Siddique has been appointed as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal by the Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom. The Senior President of Tribunals has assigned him to the War, Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber with effect from 6 September 2021. Background Information Bilal Siddique, aged 47, will be […]
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July 8, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Archer
The Queen has appointed Richard Michael Archer 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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July 7, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Preston
The Queen has appointed Darren Samuel Preston 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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July 7, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Moreton
The Queen has appointed Victoria Jane Suzanne Moreton 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 North Eastern […]
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July 7, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Case
The Queen has appointed Magdalen Mary Claire Case 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, […]