James Goss (judge)
Mr Justice Goss | |
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High Court judge | |
Assumed office 1 October 2014 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | 12 May 1953
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Lady (Dawna) Goss née Davies |
Children | Five |
Alma mater | Charterhouse School University College, Durham |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Barrister |
Sir James Richard William Goss (born 12 May 1953), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Goss, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was previously a Queen's Counsel, specialising in criminal law.
Early life and education[]
Goss was born on 12 May 1953 to His Honour Judge William Alan Belcher Goss, and his wife Yvonne, née Samuelson.
He was educated at Charterhouse and University College, Durham[1] where he graduated in 1974 as a Bachelor of Arts in Law.[2] He is now an Honorary Fellow of Durham University[3] and patron of 'The Mr Justice Goss University College Law Prize'.[4]
Legal career[]
Goss was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975. He was a recorder from 1994 to 2009 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.
He was appointed as a Legal Member of the Mental health tribunal in 2003, as a Legal Member of the Restricted Patients Panel in 2006 and in 2009 he was appointed a Circuit Judge on the North Eastern Circuit. In 2011 he was appointed as a Senior Circuit Judge and Honorary Recorder, Resident Judge of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[5]
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In October 2014 Goss was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division),[6][7] receiving the customary appointment as a Knight Bachelor.
In September 2016, Mr Justice Goss was appointed a Presiding Judge on the North Eastern Circuit with effect from 1 January 2017.
In February 2017, Goss tried a case alone after dismissing the jury in a 'crash-for-cash' case due to jury tampering. This was the second time such a decision had been taken under statutory provisions introduced in 2007.[8]
Personal life[]
Goss married Dawna Elizabeth Davies in 1982. They have five children: Alexandra, Prunella, George, Claudia, and William.
References[]
- ^ "James Richard William Goss - People of Today". Debretts. Debretts. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ ‘GOSS, James Richard William’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ "Staff Profile".
- ^ "Awards and Prizes for Students".
- ^ "Senior crown court justice leaves city after a series of high-profile trials". Telegraph & Argus. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Goss". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "HHJ James Goss QC". No. 6. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Sabur, Rozina (22 February 2017). "Judge in 'crash for cash case' dismisses jury and takes case on himself after jurors were offered bribes outside the courtroom". The Daily Telegraph.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- People educated at Charterhouse School
- Alumni of University College, Durham
- Members of the Inner Temple
- Queen's Bench Division judges
- Knights Bachelor
- British Queen's Counsel
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