Wednesday 8 May 2013

Yet more new High Court Judges - including the now famous Robert Jay QC




The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Miss Susan Lascelles Carr, Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 14 June 2013 on the retirement of Mr. Justice Stadlen. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Miss Carr to the Queen’s Bench Division. 
Leading Professional Negligence Silk, used to head the Professional Conduct Committee for the Bar and is a welcome common law addition to the QBD. From 4NS, had been their Head of Chambers, successor to Stuart-Smith J in fact.


The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Robert Maurice Jay, Esquire, Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 4 June 2013 on the retirement of Mr. Justice Roderick Evans. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Mr. Jay to the Queen’s Bench Division.
Needs absolutely no introduction whatsoever: Leverson's Counsel, 2012 Barrister of the Year and usual choice for MOD and other bits of HMG in tricky cases.

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of His Honour Judge Andrew James Gilbart, Q.C., to be a Justice of the High Court with effect from 29 July 2013 on the elevation of Mr. Justice Fulford to the Court of Appeal. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Judge Gilbart to the Queen’s Bench Division. 
This is part of the trend of promoting Senior Circuit Judges to the High Court bench. The Designated Civil Judge for Manchester, was appointed Stewart J last month. Gilbart J is his criminal counterpart in that City, being Hon. Recorder of Manchester and is in his special Recorder robes on the far right of the picture above (a ceremony for the new High Sheriff of that county).

STOP PRESS -see comments below - 

Is this Gilbart J in his Hon Recorder of Manchester robes?


7 comments:

  1. That is a photo of Wilkie J in High Court Judge robes!

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  2. Wilkie J is the one on the left. Gilbart J on the right.

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    1. Not so I am afraid. The two JJ in the photo are Wilkie J and Hickinbottom J, both wearing HCJ robes. Gilbart sat facing them wearing the Recorder's robes, which are not those shown. I was present, and can say with some force (and his authority) that he is not shown in your photograph

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  3. Why is Wilkie J wearing a Grey hood?

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  4. Now we are making progress. The cartoon is indeed of Gilbart, albeit in court rather than ceremonial Recorder's robes. Note that he is wearing a black tippet- not what an HCJ wears

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  5. Good - but what about Wilkie J's grey mantle?

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