Recorder Appointments
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The King has appointed 61 Recorders on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The appointments will take effect on 11 May 2026.
The Lady Chief Justice has deployed the Recorders as follows:
| Name | Circuit | Jurisdiction |
| Clare Mary Geneste Ambrose | Midland | Crime |
| Aadhithya Anbahan | Midland | Crime |
| Kate Annand | South Eastern | Crime |
| Darryl Balroop | South Eastern | Family |
| Sharon Beattie | North Eastern | Crime |
| Lisa Kirsty Boyce | South Eastern | Crime |
| Aneurin Brewer | South Eastern | Family |
| Gary Broadfield | Northern | Family |
| Simon Cooper | Northern | Crime |
| Charles Chopin Coventry | South Eastern | Family |
| Emma Louise Cowen | Northern | Crime |
| Charles Edward Crinion | Midland | Crime |
| Matthew Ronald Crowe | North Eastern | Crime |
| Timothy Gerard Donnelly | North Eastern | Family |
| Mary Dowrick | Northern | Crime |
| Christine Anne Egerton | North Eastern | Crime |
| Craig Evans | South Eastern | Crime |
| Julia Francis Faure Walker | South Eastern | Family |
| Matthew Frank Fiddy | Northern | Family |
| Gerald Hugh French | Midland | Crime |
| Emma Jane Gatland | South Eastern | Family |
| Sharon Elizabeth Gimson | Midland | Crime |
| Simon Christopher Gledhill | Northern | Crime |
| Samantha Granger | South Eastern | Family |
| Francesca Jane Greenfield | North Eastern | Family |
| Rebecca Louise Hadgett | North Eastern | Crime |
| Birgitte Hagem | South Eastern | Family |
| Michael Haggar | Midland | Crime |
| Victoria Carole Hajba-Ward | North Eastern | Family |
| Christopher Paul Harper | South Eastern | Family |
| Clare Danielle Hennessy | Midland | Crime |
| Laura Anne Hocknell | Midland | Crime |
| David Michael Horne | North Eastern | Family |
| Harriet Elizabeth Johnson | Northern | Crime |
| Amanda Jane Kelly | South Eastern | Crime |
| Peter James Killen | Northern | Crime |
| Benjamin John Lloyd | South Eastern | Family |
| Elizabeth Claire Lugg | North Eastern | Family |
| Anna Therese Moran | North Eastern | Crime |
| Sarah Morgan | Midland | Family |
| Claire Marie Mullarkey | North Eastern | Crime |
| David Michael Outterside | Midland | Crime |
| Louise Price | South Eastern | Crime |
| Christoper Daniel Rafferty-Hemlin | North Eastern | Crime |
| District Judge Sufiyan Nasim Rana | Northern | Crime |
| Angela Ricciardi | Midland | Crime |
| Rupert Lucien Edward Russell | Midland | Crime |
| Saira Alia Salimi | North Eastern | Crime |
| Laura Sarkis | South Eastern | Civil |
| Jamie Patricia Mary Sawyer-Merchant | South Eastern | Crime |
| Sarah Scott | Midland | Crime |
| Sahil Alexander Narayan Sinha | South Eastern | Family |
| Yusuf Solley | South Eastern | Family |
| Kyle Joseph Squire | Northern | Family |
| Christopher Paul Styles | North Eastern | Crime |
| Jennifer Tallentire | Midland | Crime |
| Richard Hugh Tetlow | Northern | Crime |
| Nicholas James Tucker | North Eastern | Crime |
| Emily Jane Verity | South Eastern | Family |
| Simon Lee Ward | North Eastern | Crime |
| Ben Thomas Wooldridge | South Eastern | Family |