Senior Circuit Judge Retirement: Simpkiss
His Honour Judge Richard Jonathan Simpkiss retires as a Senior Circuit Judge with effect from 22 October 2026.
Background information
His Honour Judge Simpkiss was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1975. He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1999, a Recorder in 2000 and a Circuit Judge in 2004. He was authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in 2005 pursuant to the Senior Courts Act 1991. He served as the Designated Civil Judge for Sussex from 2005 to 2010 and was appointed a Senior Circuit Judge in 2010. He served as the Designated Civil Judge for Kent and Sussex from 2010 to 2023 and Surrey and Sussex from 2023 to 2026.