Gareth Hawkesworth

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(Walter) Gareth Hawkesworth (born December 1949) is a Circuit Judge who became "Resident Judge" at Cambridge Crown Court in summer 2009. Hawkesworth was appointed to his position as a Judge on the South Eastern Circuit on 29 September 1999. [1] [2]

Hawkesworth was called to the Bar (became a barrister) in 1972. He has worked with Cambridge Relate and Cambridge Neighbourhood Law Centre. He has been on the Legal Aid Committee and was appointed to the Parole Board in 2001 for three years. [3] [4]

In June 2012, Hawkesworth gave a non-custodial sentence to a 14-year-old boy for the rape of a 4-year-old girl; [5] the sentence was criticised by the victim's family. [6]

Hawkesworth was appointed to the ceremonial civic position of Honorary Recorder of Cambridge when the position was revived in 2013. The appointment was made following a unanimous vote of Cambridge City councillors. [7] [8]

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  1. ↑ "List of members of the judiciary > Circuit Judge List". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "South Eastern Circuit Latest Reports" . Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "New Appointments to the Parole Board" (Press release). Home Office. 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Probation Service". House of Commons Debates. Hansard. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Hawkesworth, Gareth (6 July 2012). "R -v- B Sentencing Remarks". Cambridge Crown Court. Sellers Legal Services. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. ↑ de Castella, Tom; Holt, Gerry (6 December 2012). "Prison sentences: How do judges decide them?". BBC News. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Reviving legal title which dates back to 15th century does justice to Cambridge" . Retrieved 1 November 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Cambridge City Council, Thursday, 24th October, 2013". 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.



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