Monthly Archives: May 2023
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30/05/2023
Appointment of two new Senior Coroners and five new Area Coroners
The Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC, has welcomed the appointment of two new Senior Coroners and five new Area Coroners in England and Wales. They are: Lincolnshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Paul Smith as senior coroner for the Lincolnshire coroner area Sheffield City Council, as the relevant authority, […]
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28/05/2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Hughes
His Honour Judge Michael Antony Hughes retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 27 May 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Hughes was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977. He was appointed an Acting Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate in 1993, a Recorder in 2000, a Circuit Judge in 2006 and was authorised to sit as […]
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28/05/2023
Circuit Bench Retirement: Handley
His Honour Judge Michael Francis Handley retires as a Circuit Judge with effect from 27 May 2023. Background information His Honour Judge Handley was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1993, a District Judge in 1998, a Recorder in 2012 and a Circuit Judge in 2015. He […]
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27/05/2023
Appointment of Resident Judge at Portsmouth Combined Court
Following an Expressions of Interest exercise, the Lord Chief Justice is pleased to announce the appointment of a Resident Judge. HHJ Michael Bowes KC has been appointed as the Resident Judge at Portsmouth Combined Court with effect from 1 June 2023. The Lord Chief Justice wishes Judge Michael Bowes KC well in his new role. […]
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23/05/2023
District Judge Appointment: Harrison
The King has appointed Elizabeth Harrison to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Midland Circuit, based at Stoke-on-Trent […]
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14/05/2023
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) Retirement: Ramshaw
Upper Tribunal Judge Phyllis Muriel Ramshaw retires with effect from 13 May 2023. Background information Upper Tribunal Judge Ramshaw was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 2001. She was appointed a Fee-paid Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2015. She was appointed as a Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative […]
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05/05/2023
Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber (Social Security and Child Support) Retirement: Lock
Judge Alison Mary Lock retires with effect from 4 May 2023. Background information Judge Lock was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992. She was appointed a Legally Qualified Panel Member of Appeal Tribunals in 1999 and an Asylum Support Adjudicator in 2002. She was appointed a District Chairman of Appeal Tribunals (now known as a […]
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01/05/2023
District Bench Retirement: Stonier
District Judge Bernadette Mary Stonier retires from the District Bench with effect from 1 May 2023. Background information District Judge Stonier was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1999, a District Judge in 2006 and was a Civil Course Tutor at the Judicial College from 2016 to […]