Appointments & Retirements
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January 3, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Jenkins OBE
District Judge Timothy Nigel Jenkins OBE retired from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information District Judge Jenkins OBE was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1994 and a District Judge in 1998. He was Secretary of the Association of His Majesty’s (formerly […]
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January 1, 2024
Circuit Bench Retirement: Wood
His Honour Judge Simon Wood retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information His Honour Judge Wood was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1981. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1998, a Recorder in 2000, a Circuit Judge in 2008 and authorised to sit as a Deputy […]
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January 1, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Jabbar
District Judge Rasheeda Jabbar retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information District Judge Jabbar was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2002 and a District Judge in 2008.
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January 1, 2024
District Bench Retirement: Griffith
District Judge Phillip Griffith retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information District Judge Griffith was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000 and a District Judge in 2008. He was a Regional Costs Judge from 2009 to 2023.
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January 1, 2024
Circuit Bench Retirement: Morgan / Ymddeoliad – Mainc y Gylchdaith: Morgan
His Honour Judge David Wynn Morgan retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information His Honour Judge Morgan was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1976. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1991, a Recorder in 1995 and a Circuit Judge in 2000. He was a Member of […]
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January 1, 2024
Regional Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals) Retirement: Bourne
Regional Medical Member Dr Catherine Mair Bourne retires with effect from 1 January 2024. Background information Dr Bourne was appointed a Medically Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 2005 and a Regional Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals) in 2011.
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December 22, 2023
Circuit Judge Appointment: Hanbury
The King has appointed William Hanbury to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the North Eastern Circuit, […]
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December 22, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Philip Scott
The King has appointed Philip Scott to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based […]
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December 20, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Gleeson
The King has appointed Michael Gleeson to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP and the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The former Lord Chief Justice deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, […]
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December 20, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Moore
His Honour Judge Andrew Moore retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 20 December 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Moore was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1996. He was appointed a Recorder in 2016 and a Circuit Judge in 2019.