Announcements
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22/08/2021
District Bench Retirement: Gailey
District Judge Stephen Paul Gailey retires from the District Bench with effect from 21 August 2021. Background information District Judge Gailey (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1983. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1990 and a District Judge in 2000.
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22/08/2021
Judge of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Retirement: Kekic
Upper Tribunal Judge Razia Kekic retires with effect from 20 August 2021. Notes to editors Upper Tribunal Judge Kekic (65) was appointed a part-time Immigration Adjudicator in 2001 and a full-time Immigration Adjudicator in 2002. She was appointed a Designated Immigration Judge in 2005 and a Senior Immigration Judge (now known as a Judge of […]
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22/08/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Collery QC
The Queen has appointed Shane Edward Collery QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern […]
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22/08/2021
District Bench Retirement: Stamenkovich
District Judge Vera Stamenkovich retires from the District Bench with effect from 21 August 2021. Background information District Judge Stamenkovich (65) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1981. She was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1992 and a District Judge in 1998.
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22/08/2021
Appointment of the Designated Family Judge for Cornwall
The President of the Family Division is happy to announce that, following an Expressions of Interest exercise, HHJ Edward Richards will be appointed as Designated Family Judge for Cornwall with effect from 1 November 2021. The President of the Family Division wishes HHJ Edward Richards all the best in his new role.
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20/08/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Whitehouse QC
The Queen has appointed Sarah Alice Whitehouse QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC 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 South Eastern […]
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20/08/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Richardson
The Queen has appointed Anna Victoria Jane Richardson to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC 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 Western Circuit, […]
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20/08/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Payne
The Queen has appointed Geoffrey Donald Stephen Payne to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern […]
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20/08/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Patel
The Queen has appointed Nassera Patel to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC 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 […]
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20/08/2021
Circuit Judge Appointment: Murch
The Queen has appointed Stephen James Murch to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Midland Circuit, based […]