Recorder Appointments

AppointmentRecorderMidlandNorth EasternNorthernSouth EasternWalesWestern

The King has appointed 23 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 8 June 2026.

The Lady Chief Justice has deployed the Recorders as follows:

NameCircuitJurisdiction
Guy BowdenSouth EasternCrime
Jessica BrindleMidlandsFamily
Maxim CardewMidlandsCrime
Sian CoxSouth EasternFamily
Adrian DavisSouth EasternCrime
Nicola FleckSouth EasternCrime
Richard GriffithsWesternCrime
Ellen HughesWestern and NorthernCrime and Family
Charlotte Image-FlowerSouth EasternFamily
Hooi LowSouth EasternCrime
Berenice MulvannyWesternCrime
Gareth MundaySouth EasternCrime
Joseph Nahal-MacdonaldNorth East and South EasternCrime
Daniel PiddingtonMidlands and WesternCrime
Jake PrattWalesCrime
Tahmina RahmanSouth EasternFamily
Hina RaiSouth EasternCrime
Helen RandallWalesCrime
Aparna RaoSouth EasternCrime
Ryan RichterSouth EasternCrime
Sean SullivanNorth EasternCrime
Christopher Sundstrem-BrownNorthernFamily
Ruth Zentler-MunroSouth EasternCrime