Appointments & Retirements
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April 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: McQueen
District Judge David John McQueen retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information District Judge McQueen was admitted as a Solicitor in 1978. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1991 and a District Judge in 2012.
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April 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: Pollard
District Judge David Pollard retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information District Judge Pollard was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000, a District Judge in 2005 and a Recorder in 2012.
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April 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: Coonan
District Judge Delia Ivory Coonan retires as a District Judge with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information District Judge Coonan was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1973. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2005 and a District Judge in 2014.
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April 1, 2023
Employment Judge Retirement: Johnson
Employment Judge Gerald Johnson retires with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information Employment Judge Johnson was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals in 2001 and a Salaried Employment Judge in 2011.
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April 1, 2023
Regional Medical Member (Scotland) of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals) Retirement: Armstrong
Regional Medical Member Dr Joanna Frances Armstrong retires with effect from 1 April 2023. Background information Dr Armstrong was appointed a Medically Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1993 and a Regional Medical Member (Scotland) of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support Appeals)) in 2011.
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March 31, 2023
District Judge Magistrates’ Courts) Appointment: Crangle
The King has appointed Charlotte Crangle to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab 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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March 31, 2023
Appointment of Principal Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Criminal Injuries Compensation): Farrelly
Ita Farrelly has been appointed by the Senior President of Tribunals, the Right Honourable Sir Keith Lindblom, as the Principal Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Criminal Injuries Compensation) with effect from 03 April 2023. Background Information Ita Farrelly will be known as Judge Farrelly. She was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors […]
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March 30, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: His Honour Judge Jonathan Black
His Honour Judge Jonathan Black retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 30 March 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Jonathan Black was admitted as a Solicitor in 1980. He was Clerk to the Justices for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight from 1989 to 2010, a Member of the Youth Justice Board for […]
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March 28, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Her Honour Judge Helen Black
Her Honour Judge Helen Mary Black retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 28 March 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Black was admitted as a Solicitor in 1982. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1995, a District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division in 2000, a Recorder in […]
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March 27, 2023
Appointment of a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales): Gidney
The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, has appointed Jonathan Gidney to be a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Jonathan Gidney will be assigned to the London Central Region with effect from 20 April, 2023. Background Information Jonathan Gidney will be known as Employment Judge Gidney. He was […]