LISTS OF JUDGES WHO ACCEPTED INVITATIONS TO THE JUDGES’ SERVICES IN 2013, 2012, 2011 1. There follow lists of the judges who accepted invitations to attend the Judges’ Services at Westminster Abbey in October 2013, 2012 and 2011. 2. In response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, these lists were disclosed in December 2013 by the Crown Office (part of the Ministry of Justice). Normally the MoJ publishes on its website its monthly FoI log of its responses to such requests, but it has not done so for these lists. So, they are being published here for the first time. The MoJ has advised that lists of judges who actually attended these services are not kept. These lists are therefore the closest approximation. 3. The MoJ has stated that invitations are issued: each year to all Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court Judges; on a three-year rota to Circuit Judges, Tribunal Judges, Masters and Registrars; and annually to a proportion of District Judges and some other judges. The lists for these three years thus cover those judges subject to that rota, except any recently appointed who may not yet have received an invitation. 4. Invitations are issued jointly by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (a government minister) and the Dean of Westminster Abbey (a Church of England clergyman). The Judges’ Services are held as religious services within the rites of the Church of England, but are not open to the public. Judges participate in their official capacities, wearing judicial robes, in working time, and at considerable public expense. 5. The publication of these lists enables any criminal defendant or civil party or their representatives, where a religious issue is likely to be, or becomes, material in the case, to see if the judge hearing that case has accepted an invitation to participate in such a service. 6. Thus consideration can be given to raising a legal argument that, if the judge did so attend, his or her impartiality on the religious issue may have been compromised, or be seen to have been compromised, on the basis of an actual or perceived personal interest. Such an argument might apply in connection with a recusal application or when advancing grounds for appeal. 7. These lists include some persons who are not UK judges. To assist, the heading of each of the three lists supplied has been adumbrated and each page shows any continuation of a sub-heading and the relevant year. Page 1 of 27 List of Judiciary who accepted invitations to the Judges’ Service in Westminster Abbey in October 2013 LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF SESSION The Rt. Hon. Lord Gill LORD JUSTICE-CLERK (COURT OF SESSION) Lord Woolman (Lord Justice-Clerk unable to attend) LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND The Rt. Hon. Sir Declan Morgan NORTHERN IRELAND JUDICIARY The Hon. Mr Justice Treacy His Honour Judge Babington REPUBLIC OF IRELAND JUDICIARY The Hon. Mr. Justice John MacMenamin (Supreme Crt) The Hon. Mr. Justice Barry White (High Crt) HEADS OF DIVISIONS (Bold) & SUPREME COURT The Rt. Hon. The Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales The Rt. Hon. The Master of the Rolls The Rt. Hon. The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Hale of Richmond The Rt. Hon. The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore The Rt. Hon. The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony The Rt. Hon. Lord Wilson of Culworth The Rt. Hon. Lord Sumption, O.B.E The Rt. Hon. Lord Reed The Rt. Hon. Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill, C.V.O. The Rt. Hon. Lord Toulson The Rt. Hon. Lord Hughes of Ombersley The Rt. Hon. Lord Hodge The Rt. Hon. The President of The Queen’s Bench Division The Rt. Hon. The President of the Family Division The Rt. Hon. The Chancellor of the High Court LORDS JUSTICES OF APPEAL The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Laws The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Maurice Kay The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Moore-Bick The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Moses The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Richards The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Leveson The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Rimer The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Jackson The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Goldring The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Elias Page 2 of 27 LORDS JUSTICES OF APPEAL (cont.) 2013 (cont.) The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Patten The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Black, D.B.E. The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Gross The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Tomlinson The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Rafferty, D.B.E. The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice McFarlane The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Davis The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Kitchin The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Jones The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Treacy The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice McCombe The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Beatson The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Gloster, D.B.E., The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Ryder, T.D., The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Briggs The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Floyd The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Fulford The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Macur, D.B.E The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Christopher Clarke The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Vos The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Sharp, D.B.E., HIGH COURT JUDGES The Hon. Mr. Justice Holman The Hon. Mrs. Justice Hogg, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Burton The Hon. Mr Justice Silber The Hon. Mr Justice Henriques The Hon. Mr Justice Coleridge The Hon. Mr. Justice Ouseley The Hon. Mr. Justice Owen The Hon. Mr. Justice Mitting The Hon. Mr. Justice Keith The Hon. Mr. Justice Cooke The Hon. Mr. Justice Field The Hon. Mr. Justice Simon The Hon. Mrs. Justice Cox, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Tugendhat The Hon. Mrs. Justice Pauffley, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Wood The Hon. Mr. Justice Mann The Hon. Mr. Justice Bean The Hon. Mr. Justice Warren The Hon. Mr. Justice Openshaw The Hon. Mrs. Justice Swift, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Langstaff The Hon. Mr. Justice Ramsey The Hon. Mr. Justice Irwin Page 3 of 27 HIGH COURT JUDGES (cont.) 2013 (cont.) The Hon. Mr. Justice Teare The Hon. Mr. Justice Griffith Williams The Hon. Mr. Justice Henderson The Hon. Mr. Justice Moylan The Hon. Mr. Justice Morgan The Hon. Mr. Justice Flaux The Hon. Mr. Justice Norris The Hon. Mr. Justice Akenhead The Hon. Mr. Justice Foskett The Hon. Mr. Justice Barling The Hon. Mr. Justice Coulson The Hon. Mrs. Justice King, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice MacDuff The Hon. Mr. Justice Burnett The Hon. Mrs. Justice Parker, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Sales The Hon. Mrs. Justice Proudman, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Hamblen The Hon. Mr. Justice Hickinbottom The Hon. Mr. Justice Holroyde The Hon. Mr. Justice Kenneth Parker The Hon. Mr. Justice Baker The Hon. Mr. Justice Newey The Hon. Mrs. Justice Nicola Davies, D.B.E., The Hon. Mr. Justice Spencer The Hon. Mr. Justice Jackson The Hon. Mr. Justice Lindblom The Hon. Mrs. Justice Theis, D.B.E., The Hon. Mr. Justice Globe The Hon. Mr. Justice Hildyard The Hon. Mr. Justice Popplewell The Hon. Mr. Justice Moor The Hon. Mrs. Justice Lang, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Singh The Hon. Mr. Justice Haddon-Cave The Hon. Mr. Justice Males The Hon. Mrs. Justice Asplin, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Stuart-Smith The Hon. Mr. Justice Leggatt The Hon. Mr. Justice Cobb The Hon. Mr. Justice Baker The Hon. Mr. Justice Stewart The Hon. Mr. Justice Birss The Hon. Mr. Justice Keehan The Hon. Mrs. Justice Rose, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Jay The Hon. Mr. Justice Dingemans The Hon. Mr. Justice Lewis Page 4 of 27 HIGH COURT JUDGES (cont.) 2013 (cont.) The Hon. Mrs. Justice Carr, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Hayden The Hon. Mrs. Justice Patterson, D.B.E. The Hon. Mrs. Justice Andrews, D.B.E. The Hon. Mr. Justice Phillips The Hon. Mr. Justice Green The Hon. Mr. Justice Nugee CIRCUIT JUDGES - Annual invitations by virtue of office RECORDER OF LIVERPOOL His Honour Judge Goldstone, Q.C. RESIDENT JUDGES His Honour Judge Chapple (Inner London) His Honour Judge McCreath (Southwark) COUNCIL OF HER MAJESTY'S CIRCUIT JUDGES Her Honour Judge Plumstead (President) His Honour Judge Dutton (Snr Vice-Pres) His Honour Judge Bidder, Q.C. (Hon. Sec.) His Honour Judge Andrew Barnett (Membership Sec.) RECORDER AND COMMON SERJEANT OF LONDON His Honour Judge Barker, Q.C. His Honour Judge Hilliard, Q.C. PRESIDENT, UPPER TRIBUNAL IMMIGRATION & ASYLUM CHAMBER The Hon. Mr. Justice McCloskey (Based in Northern Ireland) UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGES David Demack, Esq. David Allen, Esq. John Freeman, Esq. Kate Eshun Henry Latter, Esq. Jonathan Perkins, Esq. George Warr, Esq. Hugo Storey, Esq. Judith Gleeson Alistair McGeachy, Esq. Richard Chalkley, Esq. Mark Rowland, Esq. Douglas May, Esq., Q.C. Paula Gray Elizabeth Potter Stuart Williams, Esq. Mary Clarke Page 5 of 27 UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGES (cont.) 2013 (cont.) Mark Hinchliffe, Esq. CIRCUIT JUDGES ROTA Her Honour Judge Heather Anderson His Honour Judge Atherton Her Honour Judge Badley His Honour Judge Stuart Baker His Honour Judge Ball, Q.C., Her Honour Judge Bancroft His Honour Judge Barclay His Honour Judge Barklem His Honour Judge Barrie His Honour Judge Bedford His Honour Judge Peter Benson His Honour Judge Bevan, Q.C. Her Honour Judge Boye-Anawomah His Honour Judge Brasse His Honour Judge Robert Alan Brown Her Honour Judge Cahill, Q.C. His Honour Judge Andrew Campbell His Honour Judge Carey Her Honour Judge Catterson His Honour Judge Coleman His Honour Judge Cooke, Q.C.