List of honorary recorders

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This is a list of the current titular and honorary recorders in the Courts of England and Wales, together with the Crown Court venue at which they sit.

The title of honorary recorder is awarded by a borough council to a judge who sits at the Crown Court within their domain. It is intended to mark the link between the administration and judiciary. Conventionally the title is bestowed upon the resident judge, who is appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to be the most senior circuit judge sitting at that Crown Court.

Titular recorders[]

Honorary recorders[]

  • Recorder of Aylesbury (Judge Francis Sheridan) (Aylesbury)[1]
  • Recorder of Birmingham (Judge Melbourne Inman QC) (Birmingham)
  • Recorder of Bolton (Judge Walsh) (Bolton)
  • Recorder of Bradford (Judge Richard Mansell, QC) (Bradford)[2]
  • Recorder of Brighton and Hove (Judge Christine Laing QC) (Lewes)[3]
  • Recorder of Bristol (Judge Peter Blair, QC) (Bristol)[4]
  • Recorder of Cambridge (Judge Farrell QC) (Cambridge)[5]
  • Recorder of Caernarfon (Judge Rhys Price Rowlands) (Caernarfon)
  • Recorder of Cardiff (Judge Eleri Rees) (Cardiff)[6]
  • Recorder of Carlisle (Judge Peter Davies) (Cumbria)
  • Recorder of Chelmsford (Judge Gratwicke) (Chelmsford)[7]
  • Recorder of Chester (Judge Roger Dutton, DL) (Chester)[8]
  • Recorder of Coventry (Judge Lockhart QC) (Leamington Spa)
  • Recorder of Croydon (Judge Alice Robinson) (Croydon)
  • Recorder of Derby (Judge Nirmal Shant QC) (Derby)[9]
  • Recorder of Durham (Judge Christopher Prince) (Durham)[10]
  • Recorder of Exeter (Judge Peter Johnson) (Exeter)[11]
  • Recorder of Gloucester (Judge Ian Lawrie QC) (Gloucester)[12]
  • Recorder of Greenwich (Judge Christopher Kinch QC) (Woolwich)[13]
  • Recorder of Hull and the East Riding (Judge Paul Watson QC) (Kingston upon Hull)[14]
  • Recorder of Ipswich (Judge Martyn Levett) (Ipswich)[15]
  • Recorder of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Judge Edmunds QC) (Isleworth) [16]
  • Recorder of Leeds (Judge Guy Kearl, QC) (Leeds)[17]
  • Recorder of Lincoln (Judge John Pini, QC) (Lincoln)[18]
  • Recorder of Luton (Judge Mark Bishop) (Luton)[citation needed]
  • Recorder of Maidstone (Judge David Griffith-Jones, QC) (Maidstone)[19]
  • Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil (Judge Richard Twomlow) (Merthyr Tydfil)[20][21]
  • Recorder of Middlesbrough (Judge Simon Bourne-Arton, QC) (Teesside)[22]
  • Recorder of Milton Keynes (Judge Antony Hughes) [23]
  • Recorder of Newcastle (Judge Paul Sloan, QC) (Newcastle)[24]
  • Recorder of Norwich (Judge Stephen Holt) (Norwich)[25]
  • Recorder of Nottingham (Judge Gregory Dickinson, QC) (Nottingham)[26]
  • Recorder of Oxford (Judge Ian Pringle ) (Oxford)[27]
  • Recorder of Portsmouth (Judge Richard Price) (Portsmouth)
  • Recorder of Preston (Judge Robert Altham) (Preston)[28]
  • Recorder of Redbridge (Judge Martyn Zeidman QC) (Snaresbrook)[29]
  • Recorder of Richmond-upon-Thames (Judge Peter Lodder QC) (Kingston upon Thames)[30]
  • Recorder of Salisbury (Judge Andrew Barnett) (Salisbury)[31]
  • Recorder of Sheffield (Judge Jeremy Richardson, QC) (Sheffield)[32]
  • Recorder of Southwark (Judge Usha Karu) (Inner London Crown Court)[33]
  • Recorder of Stafford (Judge Kristina Montgomery, QC) (Stafford)[34]
  • Recorder of Stoke on Trent (Judge Paul Glenn) (Stoke-on-Trent)[35]
  • Recorder of Truro (Judge Simon Carr)
  • Recorder of Westminster (Judge Deborah Taylor) (Southwark Crown Court)<
  • Recorder of Winchester (Judge Angela Morris) (Winchester)[36]
  • Recorder of Wolverhampton (Judge James Burbidge QC)(Wolverhampton)[37]
  • Recorder of Worcester (Judge James Burbidge QC) [38]
  • Recorder of York (Judge Sean Morris) (York)[39]

Historical Recorders[]

  • Recorder of Barnstaple, a historic office, no longer in existence.
  • Recorder of Dorchester
  • Recorder of Poole
  • Recorder of Wareham

References[]

Citations[]

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  4. ^ Bennett, Geoff (7 January 2017). "Top Bristol judge confesses to writing obscene graffiti then leaves court with middle finger salute". Bristol Post. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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  10. ^ "Newly appointed judge speaks of fairness for all". The Sunderland Echo. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Appointment of recorder". Exeter City Council. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Gloucester City Council Minutes - 24 March 2016" (PDF). Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Appointment of Honorary Recorder". Royal Borough of Greenwich. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Hull appoints new Honorary Recorder". Hull City Council. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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  18. ^ "Council Tuesday, 1st December 2015 6.30 pm". City of Lincoln Council. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  19. ^ Hunt, Keith (2 August 2016). "Maidstone: Judge Jeremy Carey complains of standard at Maidstone Crown Court after water supply fails". Kent Online. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  20. ^ Re-introduction of Honorary Recorder role will help safeguard Merthyr Tydfil Jobs, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, 27 February 2017, retrieved 10 October 2017
  21. ^ "Minutes of Meeting: Full Council and Mayor's Installation Meeting" (PDF). Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017. [The Chief Executive] Gareth Chapman referred to the resolution of the Council meeting on the 22nd February 2017 that Judge Richard Twomlow be appointed Honorary Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil and, as such, on behalf of the Council he presented the nominated Judge Richard Twomlow with a Scroll of Admission as Honorary Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil.
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  35. ^ "Judge Paul Glenn's long career has been centred on home city". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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  37. ^ "First Honorary Recorder of City of Wolverhampton appointed". City of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  38. ^ "Judge ready to take on honorary role".
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