Judges Archives - Legal Cheek

Female Supreme Court judges from around the world share their darkest moments

Lady Hale and three other female firsts discuss humiliation, corruption accusations and how to overcome self-doubt

Jul 6 2018 12:52pm
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The Hearing Podcast: How not to retire, with Sir Rupert Jackson

The former Court of Appeal judge and controversial costs reformer is still loving life in the law

Jul 6 2018 10:24am
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Head of family courts goes ‘off the rails’ to mark retirement

End of the line for outspoken family law chief Sir James Munby

Jul 3 2018 11:34am
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Supreme Court gets three new faces

Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Kitchin and Lord Justice Sales, appointed to UK’s top bench

Jun 27 2018 4:12pm
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The Master of the Rolls has a J.K. Rowling tweet slamming the Daily Mail printed on a mug

His husband bought it

Jun 1 2018 3:19pm
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A new YouTube star is born: Court of Appeal to be live-streamed

‘Revolutionary’ proposal will mean even family cases could be broadcast live

May 31 2018 12:33pm
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Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges

But they’ll likely need to take a pay cut

May 10 2018 11:50am
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We’re more lenient after lunch, says top judge

Ernest Ryder points to research showing that well-fed judges are more likely to let people off

Apr 17 2018 10:39am
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Junior criminal barrister, 32, now youngest Crown Court judge in recent history

Rise of the baby-faced bench, as 34-year-old appointed as a district judge

Apr 5 2018 11:50am
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Insta-ban? Don’t post photos of yourself in ‘casual settings’, judges told

Also warned not to reveal holiday plans

Mar 29 2018 11:36am
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Circuit judges try hand at vlogging in YouTube series on life in the judiciary

Contains a wig tin wearing a hat

Mar 13 2018 12:20pm
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You’ll do better in morning exams than afternoon ones, new book reveals

Judges are more lenient then too

Feb 1 2018 12:38pm
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Tributes pour in for blogging and tweeting ex-Court of Appeal judge, who has sadly died

Henry Brooke worked with Lord Denning and sat on the famous conjoined twins case

Jan 30 2018 4:06pm
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Female solicitor, 32, who started her training contract in 2007 becomes judge

Baby-faced bench

Jan 26 2018 9:19am
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From black belt to the bench: Martial arts expert, 37, appointed to judiciary

Don’t mess with Siew Ying Loke

Jan 15 2018 9:12am
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Government splashes the cash on posh consultants to help make courts more techy

While eyebrows raised about judiciary’s closeness to modernisation programme

Jan 3 2018 12:48pm
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Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for 2018

2017 was quite a ride — this year could be even more of a rollercoaster

Jan 2 2018 9:49am
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Judges are not workers, Court of Appeal rules

District Judge fails in claim Uber drivers continue to win

Dec 22 2017 10:35am
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Gain points for hitting judges with snowballs in new barrister-developed game

‘Baroness Hale’ is currently in top ten on leaderboard

Dec 20 2017 9:02am
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Trump’s judicial nominee withdraws after struggling to answer basic legal questions

It makes for painful viewing

Dec 19 2017 11:41am
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Lawyer turned MP David Lammy asks government to set judicial diversity targets, government says no

‘Disappointed’ politician says ‘more of the same will not work’

Dec 19 2017 10:41am
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‘Unfailingly courteous’: Top lawyers highlight human decency on the bench

Barristers take to Twitter to swap stories of their judicial faves

Dec 12 2017 2:39pm
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Judge slams ‘chronic failure’ of security staff in written rant posted outside court

Outspoken Jeremy Carey is off again

Dec 8 2017 12:16pm
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Lord Chief Justice urges public to ‘remember judges are human’ as he reveals sad impact of online threats

Some need counselling over ‘shocking’ case content

Dec 6 2017 10:39am
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