NEW JUDGES! WELCOME TO THE CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT BENCHES

• Circuit Bench Appointments - Stockdale QC and Jakens
  
  

  HM The Queen has appointed David Andrew Stockdale QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the Northern Circuit, based at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) with effect from Monday 15 March 2010.

  
  

  HM The Queen has appointed Claire Jakens to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Kingston County Court with effect from Monday 19 April 2010.
  15 February 2010 00:01
• Appointment of a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) - Redhouse
  Appointment of Circuit Judges - Staite and Walden-Smith
  
  

  HM The Queen has appointed Sara Elizabeth Staite to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned her to the South Eastern Circuit, based in the Essex County Courts with effect from Wednesday 17 March 2010.

  
  

  HM The Queen has appointed Karen Jane Walden-Smith to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Chelmsford Crown Court with effect from Wednesday 17 March 2010.
  12 February 2010 08:50
• HM The Queen has appointed Naomi Redhouse to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned her to the North Eastern Circuit, based at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court with effect from Monday 15 March 2010.
  12 February 2010 00:01
• District Judge Appointments - Dodd and Molineaux
  HM The Queen has appointed Christopher John Dodd to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the North Eastern Circuit, based at Gateshead County Court with effect from Monday 1 March 2010.
  
  HM The Queen has appointed Samantha Michele Molineaux to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned her to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Southend County Court with effect from Tuesday 6 April 2010.
  10 February 2010 00:01
• Appointment of a Circuit Judge - James
  District Judge Appointment - Musgrave
  HM The Queen has appointed Richard John Preston Musgrave to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the Midland Circuit, based at Birmingham Civil Justice Centre with effect from Monday 1 March 2010.
  02 February 2010 00:01
• HM The Queen has appointed Simon John James to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Canterbury Crown Court with effect from Tuesday 16 February 2010.
  01 February 2010 00:01
• Appointment of a District Judge - Corkill
  Appointment of a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) - Brailsford
  HM The Queen has appointed Jeffery William Brailsford to be a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the Northern Circuit, based at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court with effect from Monday 1 February 2010.
  27 January 2010 00:01
• HM The Queen has appointed Glennis Marianne Corkill to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned her to the North Eastern Circuit, based at Barnsley County Court with effect from Monday 1 February 2010.
  27 January 2010 00:01
• Circuit Bench Appointment - Knowles QC
  HM The Queen has appointed Graham Roy Knowles QC to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the Northern Circuit, based at Preston Combined Court Centre with effect from Monday 15 February 2010.
  26 January 2010 00:01
• Circuit Bench Appointment - Sanders
  HM The Queen has appointed Neil John Tait Sanders to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP.  The Right Honourable The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has assigned him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Snaresbrook Crown Court with effect from Tuesday 16 February 2010.