Appointments & Retirements
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May 26, 2023
Appointment of Resident Judge at Portsmouth Combined Court
Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the Lord Chief Justice is pleased to announce the appointment of a Resident Judge. HHJ Michael Bowes KC has been appointed as the Resident Judge at Portsmouth Combined Court with effect from 1 June 2023. The Lord Chief Justice wishes Judge Michael Bowes KC well in his new role.
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May 22, 2023
District Judge Appointment: Harrison
The King has appointed Elizabeth Harrison to be a District Judge 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 Midland Circuit, based at Stoke-on-Trent […]
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May 18, 2023
Recorder Appointments
The King has appointed 163 Recorders 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 appointments will take effect on 30 May 2023. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed the Recorders as […]
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May 13, 2023
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) Retirement: Ramshaw
Upper Tribunal Judge Phyllis Muriel Ramshaw retires with effect from 13 May 2023. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Ramshaw was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 2001. She was appointed a Fee-paid Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2015. She was appointed as a Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative […]
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May 4, 2023
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Lock
Judge Alison Mary Lock retires with effect from 4 May 2023. Background information Judge Lock was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999 and an Asylum Support Adjudicator in 2002. She was appointed a District Chairman of Appeal Tribunals (now known as a […]
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May 1, 2023
District Bench Retirement: Stonier
District Judge Bernadette Mary Stonier retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 May 2023. Background information District Judge Stonier was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999, a District Judge in 2006 and was a Civil Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2016 to […]
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April 29, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Grieve KC
His Honour Judge Michael Robertson Crichton Grieve KC retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 29 April 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Grieve KC was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1975, took Silk in 1998 and elected a Bencher in 2008. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1998, a Recorder […]
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April 27, 2023
Appointment as a Senior Circuit Judge, Central Criminal Court: Tayton KC
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Her Honour Judge Tayton KC to be a Senior Circuit Judge based at Central Criminal Court, with effect from 27 April 2023. Background Information Lynn Tayton will continue to be known as Her Honour Judge Tayton KC. […]
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April 27, 2023
Appointment as a Senior Circuit Judge, Central Criminal Court: Whitehouse KC
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon has appointed Her Honour Judge Whitehouse KC to be a Senior Circuit Judge based at Central Criminal Court, with effect from 27 April 2023. Background Information Sarah Whitehouse will continue to be known as Her Honour Judge Whitehouse KC. […]
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April 22, 2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Backhouse
Her Honour Judge Wendy Backhouse retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 22 April 2023. Background information Her Honour Judge Backhouse was admitted as a Solicitor in 1991. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2000 and a District Judge in 2005. She was appointed a Circuit Judge in 2018.