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Successful candidates share their stories and experience of why they wanted to work in the judiciary, how they found the application process and what their role entails day-to-day.

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Raquel Agnello KC: Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court

I qualified as a barrister in 1986 and went on to specialise in insolvency and corporate litigation. I love the diversity and the challenges that my practice provides and have been extremely happy with my career choice.

Rebecca Nowell: District Tribunal Judge 

I had always wanted to pursue a career in law. I trained as a solicitor at a criminal defence solicitors before qualifying and becoming a Prosecutor in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Rhodri McDonald: Employment Judge

I am a salaried Employment Judge based in Manchester from 2019. Prior to this appointment I sat as a fee-paid Employment Tribunal Judge in Wales and I continue to sit on cases in Wales, particularly in mid and North Wales which involve Welsh speaking parties or witnesses.

Safia Iman: First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber

I was called to the Bar in 2006 and since then I have been fortunate enough to have had a varied career working both at the Bar and within executive positions.

Samina Majid: Tribunal Judge

Tribunal judge Samina Majid was appointed as a fee-paid judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber, in 2019.

Suzanna Jacoby: Specialist Member of the Upper Tribunal

I am a qualified social worker and my background is as an Expert Witness and former CEO of a foster care company. I still practise as a social worker, and the majority of my other work is adjudicating on fitness to practise hearings for six health and social work regulators in the UK.

The Honourable Mr Justice Rajah: High Court Judge

I was born in Ipoh, Malaysia, and attended school in Malaysia and England before studying law at the University of Nottingham. 

Tom Church: Upper Tribunal, Administration Appeals Chamber

I attended my local comprehensive and read English at university before converting to law. I qualified as a barrister but spent most of my career as a solicitor. For 20 years I worked in global law firms specialising in complex cross-border finance transactions.

Tribunal Judge James Bowen – Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber

I grew up in Cardiff and went to the local comprehensive school, before studying law at university. After returning to Wales for my LPC, I trained in a large regional firm in Bristol and went on to specialise in civil litigation.