Keith Cutler, CBE is a Senior Circuit Judge
He has been the Resident Judge of Winchester and Salisbury since 2009. He was called to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1972. [1] Cutler was appointed to be an Assistant Deputy Coroner for the purposes of conducting the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan on 4 August 2011. [1] He has served as Secretary and then as President of the Council of Circuit Judges (COCJ). [2] Cutler accepted the award of Commander of the British Empire in the 2010 New Years Honours List and has been a lay canon of Salisbury Cathedral since 2009. [3] Once he was called for jury service and denied exemption despite telling officials he was actually the judge presiding over the case. [4]
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | 2010 –Present | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) | CBE |
| Location | Date | School | Degree | Gave Commencement Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | October 2019 | University of Winchester | Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [5] | |
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Keith Cutler has two children.[ citation needed ]
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