Appointments & Retirements
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September 6, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Harrison
The King has appointed Carl Harrison to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC 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 at […]
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September 6, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Millard
The King has appointed Neil Millard to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC 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, based […]
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September 6, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Arthur
The King has appointed Helen Arthur to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC 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 Midlands Circuit, based at […]
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September 6, 2023
Circuit Judge: Talog Davies
The King has appointed Robert Talog Davies to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC 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 Midlands Circuit, based […]
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September 6, 2023
New Presiding Judges appointed
The appointments are made from 1 January 2024, when the current Presiding Judges step down
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September 5, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: McPhee
His Honour Judge Robin Alasdair McPhee retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 5 September 2023. Background information His Honour Judge McPhee was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 1998, a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2002 and a Circuit Judge in 2019.
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September 4, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Woolfall
The King has appointed Richard Woolfall to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC 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 3, 2023
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Resignation: Komorowski
Judge Julius Mark Komorowski resigns as a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) with effect from 3 September 2023. Background information Judge Komorowski was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland in 2008. He was appointed a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2020. He has been […]
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September 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: Goldberg
District Judge Jeffrey Stephen Goldberg retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 September 2023. Background information District Judge Goldberg was admitted as a Solicitor in 1985. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2011.
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September 1, 2023
The Senior Master, King’s Bench Division of the High Court and King’s Remembrancer: Retirement of Senior Master Fontaine
Senior Master Barbara Janet Fontaine retires as The Senior Master, King’s Bench Division of the High Court and King’s Remembrancer with effect from 1 September 2023. Background information Senior Master Fontaine was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978. She was appointed a Deputy Queen’s Bench Master in 1997 and Master of the Senior (formerly Supreme) […]