Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge Appointment: Laird KC
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill has appointed His Honour Judge Francis Laird KC to be a Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge based at Teesside Combined Court, with effect from 15 July 2024.
Francis Laird will continue to be known as His Honour Judge Francis Laird KC. He was called to the Bar in 1986 and took Silk in 2011. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2009 and as a Circuit Judge in 2015.