Appointments & Retirements
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October 1, 2021
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) Retirement: Broughton
Judge Helen Broughton retires with effect from 1 October 2021. Notes to editors Judge Broughton (64) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a Part-time Chairman of Appeal Tribunals in 1993 and a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999. She was appointed a District Tribunal Judge of the Social […]
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October 1, 2021
Employment Judge Retirement: Henry
Employment Judge Ian Leroy Henry retires with effect from 1 October 2021. Background information Employment Judge Henry (61) was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1983. He was appointed a Chairman of Employment Tribunals in 1998 and an Employment Judge in 2003.
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September 30, 2021
Section 9(4) Deputy High Court Judges
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed 40 Deputy High Court Judges, under section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, for a single fixed six-year term. The following individuals have been appointed following an open competition run by the Judicial Appointments Commission: Susan […]
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September 24, 2021
Appointment of the Designated Family Judge for Swindon
The President of the Family Division is pleased to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, Her Honour Judge Caroline Wright will be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Swindon with effect from 1 October 2021. The President of the Family Division wishes HHJ Caroline Wright all the best in her new role.
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September 23, 2021
Swearing in of the new Lord Chancellor, the Attorney General and new Solicitor General
Read the speeches from the swearing-in ceremony
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September 21, 2021
Appointment of a High Court Judge: Ritchie QC
Find out more about the new appointment
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September 20, 2021
Appointment of a High Court Judge: Cotter QC
Find out more about the new appointments
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September 20, 2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Sadiq
The Queen has appointed Tariq Mahmoud Sadiq to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab 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, based […]
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September 18, 2021
District Bench Retirement: Bellamy
District Judge Peter Gordon Bellamy retires from the District Bench with effect from 18 September 2021. Background information District Judge Bellamy (67) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1989 and a District Judge in 2005.