13th December, 2017

Gary Woodhall appointed Circuit Judge

It is with great pleasure to announce that The Queen has appointed Gary Woodhall to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable David Lidington MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable Sir Ian Burnett. The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the Northern Circuit, based at Liverpool Crown Court with effect from 15 January 2018.

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