Appointments & Retirements
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October 1, 2019
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) Retirement: Jellema
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) Jan Anthony Jellema retires with effect from 1 October 2019. Notes to editors District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) Jellema (69) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1975. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) in 1993 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) in 1998. He was Director of Youth Court […]
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October 1, 2019
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) Retirement: Coleman
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) Margot Valerie Coleman retires with effect from 1 October 2019. Notes to editors District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) Coleman (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) in 2000 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courtss) in 2005.
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October 1, 2019
Employment Judge Retirement: Keevash
Employment Judge Stephen Keevash retires with effect from 1 October 2019. Notes to editors Employment Judge Keevash (69) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1975. He was appointed a part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals in 1995, an Employment Judge in 1998 and a Legal Chairman of the Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunal in 2003.
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October 1, 2019
Employment Judge Retirement: Garvie
Employment Judge Jane Garvie retires with effect from 1 October 2019. Notes to editors Employment Judge Garvie (63) was admitted as a Solicitor (Scotland) in 1981 and England and Wales in 1992. She was appointed a part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals in 2002 and a salaried Employment Judge the same year (formerly known as Chairman […]
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October 1, 2019
Circuit Bench Retirement: Devaux DL
His Honour Judge John Edward Devaux DL retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 October 2019. Notes to editors His Honour Judge Devaux DL (72) was called to the Bar (L) in 1970. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder 1984, a Recorder in 1989 and a Circuit Judge in 1993. He was Resident […]
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September 30, 2019
District Judge Appointment: Crispin Owen
The Queen has appointed Crispin John Guy Owen 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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September 29, 2019
High Court: Retirement of The Honourable Sir Paul James Walker
The Honourable Sir Paul James Walker retires from the High Court (Queen’s Bench) with effect from 29 September 2019. Notes to editors Sir Paul Walker (65) was called to the Bar (G) in 1979, took Silk in 1999 and elected a Bencher in 2005. He was appointed a Recorder in 2002 and a Judge of […]
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September 27, 2019
Appointment of Resident Judge at Wolverhampton
The Senior Presiding Judge is happy to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Michael Chambers QC has been appointed as Resident Judge at Wolverhampton Combined Court with effect from 11th April 2020. The Senior Presiding Judge wishes HHJ Michael Chambers QC all the best in his new role.
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September 26, 2019
District Judge Appointment: Whitfield
The Queen has appointed Peter John Whitfield 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 Circuit, […]
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September 26, 2019
District Judge Appointment: Stringer
The Queen has appointed Debbie Michelle Stringer 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 […]