Appointments & Retirements
-
August 26, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Gibson
Her Honour Judge Yvonne Gibson retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 26 August 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Gibson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division in 2010 and a Circuit Judge in 2020.
-
August 26, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Retirement: Begley
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Bernard Begley retires with effect from 26 August 2023. Background information District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Begley was admitted as a Solicitor in 1987. He was appointed as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2003 and a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2013.
-
August 24, 2023
Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division: Cook
Jeremy David Cook has been appointed as Senior Master of the King’s Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has assigned him to the King’s Bench Division with effect from 18 September 2023. Background Information Jeremy David Cook will be known as Senior […]
-
August 18, 2023
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Murphy
The King has appointed Charlotte Murphy to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) 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 Welsh Circuit, […]
-
August 18, 2023
Appointment of a Salaried Regional Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales): Burgher
The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Alex Chalk KC MP, has appointed Benjimin Burgher to be a Salaried Regional Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Benjimin Burgher will be assigned to the London East Region with effect from 1 September 2023. Background Information Benjimin Burgher will be known as Regional Employment Judge […]
-
August 15, 2023
Appointment as a Senior Circuit Judge, Central Criminal Court: Khan KC
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Judith Khan KC to be a Senior Circuit Judge based at Central Criminal Court, with effect from 4 September 2023. Background Information Judith Khan will be known as Her Honour Judge Judy Khan KC. She was called […]
-
August 1, 2023
Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge Appointment: Baumgartner
The King has appointed Tony Alan Walter Baumgartner to be a Senior Circuit Judge
-
August 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: Relph
District Judge Louise Relph retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 August 2023. Background information District Judge Relph was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1993 and a District Judge in 2008.
-
July 29, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Davis
His Honour Judge Simon Davis retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 29 July 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Davis was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1978 and elected a Bencher in 2007. He was appointed a Recorder in 1998 and a Circuit Judge in 2004. He was a Judicial Member […]
-
July 26, 2023
Reappointment of High Court Member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC)
The Master of the Rolls has reappointed Mr Justice Trower to the Civil Procedure Rule Committee