Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, is a British barrister and crossbench member of the House of Lords. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Montgomeryshire from 1983 to 1997.
Frederick Wilson Talbot is a Scottish former television presenter. He spent much of his career in North West England. In February 2015, and again in May 2017, he was found guilty of a string of indecent sexual assaults against teenage boys whilst he was employed as a teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys before he moved into television presenting. He was sentenced to five years in prison following his initial convictions. He was sentenced to a further four years in June 2017 following conviction for further indecent assaults committed in Scotland. He was released on licence in December 2019.
The Northern Circuit is a court circuit in England. It dates from 1176 when Henry II sent his judges on circuit to do justice in his name. The Circuit encompassed the whole of the North of England but in 1876 it was divided. That part to the west of the Pennines retained the old name. The land to the east became the territory of the newly formed North Eastern Circuit. The two circuits have maintained strong links.
Dame Joyanne Winifred Bracewell DBE QC FRSA was the most senior judge of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice at the time of her death, after the President of the Family Division.
John Bowers is a British barrister and part-time judge who has been Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford since 1 October 2015.
Christopher John Hodson is a New Zealand barrister and judge, Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Armed Forces, and the Chief Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand.
Events from 2017 in England
Dame Finola Mary O'Farrell DBE KC, commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell is a British high court judge and barrister.
Oliver Edwin James Glasgow KC is a barrister who specialises in criminal law. Since November 2015 he served as one of the Senior Treasury Counsel at the Old Bailey, prosecuting serious criminal cases. On 1 January 2021 he was appointed First Senior Treasury Counsel by the Attorney General, Suella Braverman KC.
Anuja Ravindra DhirKC is a British circuit judge. Dhir was the first non-white judge to be appointed to sit at the Old Bailey.
The Recorder of Manchester or, since 1971, the Honorary Recorder of Manchester is a legal office in the City of Manchester, England. The Recorder is appointed by the Crown. The Recorder of Manchester is also a Senior Circuit Judge of the Manchester Crown Court in the North West Circuit. They are addressed in court as "My Lord" or "My Lady".
Dame Amanda Louise Yip, DBE, KC, is a British High Court judge.
Events from 2020 in England
Reynhard Sinaga is an Indonesian serial rapist who was convicted of 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes of young men committed in Manchester, England, between 2015 and 2017, where he was living as a student. He was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting 48 men during this period, 44 of whom he raped, some repeatedly, although the police believe he was offending for years beforehand. Sinaga was prosecuted in four trials between 2018 and 2020 and was given concurrent life sentences with a minimum term of 30 years; raised to 40 years in December 2020 by the Court of Appeal. The Crown Prosecution Service described Sinaga as being the most prolific rapist in British legal history.
Sasha Wass KC is a British judge, prosecutor and defender.
Sir Julian Nicholas Goose is a British High Court judge.
Sir Mark Arthur Wall is a British High Court judge.
Dame Joanna Angela Smith,, styled Mrs Justice Smith, is a British High Court judge.
Dame Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill, DBE, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Hill is a British High Court Judge.
Dame Christina Caroline Lambert DBE, styled Mrs Justice Lambert is a British High Court judge.
(age 59)