Appointments & Retirements
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November 4, 2020
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Robertson
Judge Manjinder Robertson retired with effect from 1 November 2020. Notes to editors Judge Robertson (61) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1987. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of the Appeals Tribunal (now known as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) in 2001 and a Lawyer Chairman of the […]
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November 4, 2020
District Judge Appointment: Catherine Hartley
The Queen has appointed Catherine Anne Hartley to be a District 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, based […]
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November 2, 2020
District Judge Appointment: Drayson
The Queen has appointed Nichola Drayson to be a District 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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November 1, 2020
His Honour Judge Blackett: Retirement as Judge Advocate General and Senior Circuit Judge
His Honour Judge Jeffrey Blackett retires as Judge Advocate General and a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 1 November 2020. Background information His Honour Judge Blackett (65) was called to the Bar (G) in 1983 and elected a Bencher in 2008. He was appointed as an Acting Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate in 1995 and a […]
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October 31, 2020
Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Barker QC
His Honour Judge Simon George Harry Barker QC retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 31 October 2020. Background information His Honour Judge Simon Barker QC (70) was called to the Bar (L) in 1979, took Silk in 2008 and was elected a Bencher in 2012. He was appointed a Recorder in 1995. […]
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October 31, 2020
Circuit Bench Retirement: Harington
His Honour Judge Michael Kenneth Harington retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 31 October 2020. Background information His Honour Judge Harington (69) was called to the Bar (I) in 1974. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998 and a Circuit Judge in 2000.
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October 29, 2020
District Judge Appointment: Alison Griffiths
The Queen has appointed Alison Clare Griffiths to be a District 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 Circuit, […]
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October 29, 2020
District Judge Appointment: Mullins
The Queen has appointed Mark Stuart Terence Mullins to be a District 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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October 28, 2020
District Judge Appointment: Shedden
The Queen has appointed Felicity Susanna Helen Shedden to be a District 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, […]
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October 28, 2020
District Judge Appointment: Uppal
The Queen has appointed Ranjit Singh Uppal to be a District 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, […]