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 follows:
| Name | Circuit | Jurisdiction |
| Mrs Lena Amartey Elliott | Northern | Family |
| Ms Ella Anderson | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Luke Ashby | Western | Family and Civil |
| Mrs Patricia Ashton | South Eastern | Family |
| Miss Joanne Barker | Midlands | Crime |
| Mrs Jennifer Bartlett | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr William Beardmore | Northern | Crime |
| Ms Lucy Beaumont | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr John Beckley | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Satyanand Beharrylal KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Jonathan Bellamy | Midlands | Family |
| Miss Amanda Bewley | Northern | Family |
| Mr Daniel Bishop | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Mark Bradshaw | Northern | Crime |
| Mr Christopher Bramwell | Midlands | Family |
| Ms Ruth Brander | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Chloe Carpenter KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Andrew Carruth | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Kristian Cavanagh | Northern | Crime |
| Mr Matthew Chapman KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Peter Clark | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mrs Jennifer Cleeve | Northern | Crime |
| Ms Helen Compton | South Eastern | Family |
| Ms Justine Compton | South Eastern | Family |
| Miss Vanessa Cooke | North Eastern | Civil |
| Miss Louise Cox | Midlands | Crime |
| Mrs Natalie Cuddy | Northern | Family |
| Mrs Georgina Cursham | Midlands | Civil |
| Ms Claire Darwin KC | South Eastern | Family |
| Ms Rosemary Davidson | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr James Davies | Midlands | Crime |
| Ms Eleanor Davison | Western | Crime |
| Mr James Dawes KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mrs Charlotte Deane | Northern | Crime |
| Mr Robert Dedman | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Jonathon Dee | Midlands | Crime |
| Miss Patricia Deighan | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Alexander Dos Santos | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr William Douglas-Jones | Midlands | Crime |
| Mr Mark Dubbery | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr David Edwards | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Catherine Ellis | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Carl Fain | South Eastern | Crime |
| Miss Lucy Fairclough | Midlands | Family |
| Mr Frank Ferguson | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Andrew Finlay | North Eastern | Family |
| Mrs Nicola Fitches | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Brian FitzHerbert | Western | Crime |
| Mr Nicholas Flanagan | Northern | Crime |
| Mr Edward Franklin | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Adam Gadd | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Elliot Gold | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Rachel Gough | Northern | Family |
| Miss Emma Greenwood | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Christopher Grout | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mrs Sara Hamid | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Benjamin Handy | Western | Crime |
| Mrs Emma Harman | Western | Family |
| Mr James Hay | South Eastern | Crime |
| Miss Shirley Hennessy | Northern | Family |
| Mr Richard Herrmann | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Neil Hext KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Daniel Higgins | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Andrew Hillam | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Michael Hillman | South Eastern | Crime |
| Miss Sarah Holt | Northern | Crime |
| Ms Andrea Hopkins | South Eastern | Family |
| Ms Eleanor Hourigan | Western | Crime |
| Ms Rebecca Howard | Northern | Family |
| Miss Claire Howell | Midlands | Family |
| Ms Celia Hughes | Wales | Crime |
| Mrs Katherine Illsley | South Eastern | Family |
| Miss Amy Jackson | Midlands | Crime |
| Ms Caroline Jackson | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mrs Venetia Jackson | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Stuart Jamieson | North Eastern | Family |
| Mr James Jenkins | Northern | Family |
| Mr Ranjeet Johal | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Carl Jones | North Eastern | Civil |
| Ms Catherine Jones | Midlands | Civil |
| Ms Katie Jones | Northern | Crime |
| Mr Mark Jones | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Rupert Jones | Midlands | Crime |
| Mr Peter Krepski | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Richard Little | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr George Lubega | Midlands | Civil |
| Miss Kate Lumsdon KC | Western | Crime |
| Mr Iain MacDonald | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Michael Magee | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Atiyah Malik | Northern | Family |
| Mr Zane Malik KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Nancy Marsh | Western | Family |
| Mrs Manisha Marwaha | North Eastern | Family |
| Mr Patrick Mason | Western | Crime |
| Mr Gavin McBride | Northern | Crime |
| Miss Sarah McCann | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr George McDonald | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Paul Michell | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Julian Milford KC | Western | Crime |
| Miss Jodie Mittell | Western | Crime |
| Mr Jonathan Moffett KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Robert Morris | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Nathan Moxon | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Zia Nabi | South Eastern | Family |
| Mrs Emma Nash | South Eastern | Crime |
| Dr Daniel Neill | Western | Crime |
| Miss Georgina Nolan | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Timothy Nutley | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Sean O’Brien | Midlands | Civil |
| Mr Richard O’Hagan | Midlands | Family |
| Mr Ramin Pakrooh | Western | Crime |
| Ms Claire Pannell | Western | Family |
| Mr John Passmore KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mrs Chloe Pawson-Pounds | Western | Crime |
| Mr Daniel Pawson-Pounds | Western | Crime |
| Mrs Deborah Piccos | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Stefan Ramel | Western | Crime |
| Mr Jonathan Rees KC | Wales | Crime |
| Mr David Rhodes | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Jonathan Richards | South Eastern | Crime |
| Miss Charlotte Rigby | South Eastern | Family |
| Mrs Alexandra Robson | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Christina Russell | South Eastern | Family |
| Ms Eleanor Sanderson | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Denise Saunders | South Eastern | Family |
| Mrs Zoe Saunders | Western | Crime |
| Miss Carolyn Scott | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Stuart Scott | South Eastern | Family |
| Miss Sonya Shah | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Mark Shepherd | Northern | Crime |
| Ms Navneet Sher | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Louise Sillis | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Daniel Sills | North Eastern | Family |
| Mr Richard Singer | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Ranjit Singh | South Eastern | Family |
| Miss Saira Singh | Midlands | Civil |
| Miss Ayesha Smart | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Robert Smith | Midlands | Crime |
| Mr Gordon Stables | North Eastern | Family |
| Mr Paul Stagg | Midlands | Crime |
| Mr Matthew Stanbury | North Eastern | Civil |
| Miss Julie Stather | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Daniel Stein | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Daniel Stevenson | South Eastern | Crime |
| Miss Catriona Stirling | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Richard Stubbs | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mrs Joanna Valentine | South Eastern | Family |
| Dr Martina Van der Leij | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Andrew Vinson | Northern | Crime |
| Mr Tom Wainwright | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Andrew Walker | North Eastern | Crime |
| Miss Vivian Walters | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Thomas Webb | Western | Crime |
| Miss Gemma White | Western | Crime |
| Miss Anne Whyte | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr James Willan KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Benjamin Williams KC | South Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Stephen Williams | Midlands | Family |
| Ms Christine Wilson | South Eastern | Crime |
| Ms Helen Wolstenholme | Midlands | Crime |
| Miss Janine Wolstenholme | North Eastern | Crime |
| Mr Andrew Worthley | South Eastern | Family |
| Mr Alexander Wright | South Eastern | Crime |