Tag: Barrister

Karen Walden-Smith is currently the Designated Civil Judge (DCJ) for East Anglia and a Deputy High Court Judge (DHCJ). She practised as a barrister and sat as a Recorder before being appointed as a full-time Circuit Judge in 2010.

David Chrimes is a (salaried) District Tribunal Judge of the Social Entitlement Chamber, in the SE Region, based at Luton Magistrates’ Court.

I had been a solicitor in private practice for 20 years, specialising in employment law when I was appointed as a salaried Employment Judge in 2019.

After qualifying as a barrister, I completed pupillage in a leading set of chambers in Cardiff in 1979. There was only one female member of those chambers with very few other women practising anywhere in Wales, a level of representation reflected throughout the judiciary at that time.

I am a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1998. I was born and brought up in West London and am the eldest of four siblings. I went to state schools throughout my education and did not have any connections to the law when I was growing up.

My parents are from East Africa, as first-generation immigrants they came to the UK in the 1970s. I was born and raised in North London.

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.

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.

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

I originate from Hertfordshire and attended state schools there. I was fortunate enough to have some truly inspiring teachers and went on to read English at Wadham College, Oxford.