23rd August, 2021

Circuit Judge Appointment: Heppenstall

Chambers are delighted to announce The Queen has appointed Rachael Elizabeth Heppenstall to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Robert Buckland QC MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon.

The Lord Chief Justice has deployed her to the Northern Circuit, based at Manchester Family and County Court with effect from 2 September 2021.

Rebecca Eeley

Read the appointment in full on the Judiciary website HERE.

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