List of honorary recorders
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This is a list of the current titular and honorary recorders in the Courts of England and Wales, together with the Crown Court venue at which they sit.
The title of honorary recorder is awarded by a borough council to a judge who sits at the Crown Court within or associated with their area. It is intended to mark the link between the administration and judiciary. Conventionally the title is bestowed upon the resident judge, who is appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to be the most senior circuit judge sitting at that Crown Court.
Titular recorders
- Recorder of Liverpool (Judge Andrew Menary KC) (Liverpool) (honorary since 1971)
- Recorder of London (Judge Mark Lucraft KC) (Central Criminal Court)
- Recorder of Manchester (Judge Nicholas Dean KC) (Manchester) (honorary since 1971)
Honorary recorders
- Recorder of Aylesbury (Judge Francis Sheridan) (Aylesbury)
- Recorder of Birmingham (Judge Melbourne Inman KC) (Birmingham){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Bolton (Judge Walsh) (Bolton){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Bradford (Judge Jonathan Rose) (Bradford)
- Recorder of Brighton and Hove (Judge Christine Laing KC) (Lewes)
- Recorder of Bristol (Judge Peter Blair, KC) (Bristol){{ dead link| date=October 2023}}
- Recorder of Cambridge (Judge Mark Bishop) (Cambridge){{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Reviving-legal-title-dates-15th-century-does-justice-Cambridge/story-22366469-detail/story.html|title=Reviving legal title which dates back to 15th century does justice to Cambridge|accessdate=1 November 2015}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Recorder of Canterbury (Judge Simon James) (Canterbury)
- Recorder of Caernarfon (Judge Rhys Price Rowlands) (Caernarfon){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Cardiff (Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke) (Cardiff){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Carlisle (Judge Peter Davies) (Carlisle){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Chelmsford (Judge Gratwicke) (Chelmsford)
- Recorder of Chester (Judge Steven Everett, DL) (Chester)
- Recorder of Coventry (Judge Lockhart KC) (Leamington Spa){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Croydon (Judge Alice Robinson) (Croydon){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Derby (Judge Nirmal Shant KC) (Derby)
- Recorder of Durham (Judge Christopher Prince) (Durham)
- Recorder of Exeter (Judge Peter Johnson) (Exeter)
- Recorder of Guildford (Judge Patricia Lees) (Guildford)https://democracy.guildford.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=16043&Opt=3
- Recorder of Gloucester (Judge Ian Lawrie KC) (Gloucester)
- Recorder of Greenwich (Judge Christopher Kinch KC) (Woolwich)
- Recorder of Haringey (Judge John Dodd KC) (Wood Green)
- Recorder of Hull and the East Riding (Judge Paul Watson KC) (Kingston upon Hull)
- Recorder of Ipswich (Judge Martyn Levett) (Ipswich)
- Recorder of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Judge Edmunds KC) (Isleworth) {{cite web|url=https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/committees/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=jWRLXSz%2FlBn1Q38jFrvwPm6YJw5lgm4WPB9CA%2FfBoFMm59Pf3WRYjw%3D%3D&rUzwRPf%2BZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3D%3D=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2FLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3D%3D&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&kCx1AnS9%2FpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2BAJvYtyA%3D%3D=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&FgPlIEJYlotS%2BYGoBi5olA%3D%3D=NHdURQburHA%3D&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3D|title=Recorder of Kensington and Chelsea}}
- Recorder of Leeds (Judge Guy Kearl, KC) (Leeds)
- Recorder of Lincoln (Judge John Pini, KC) (Lincoln)
- Recorder of Luton (Judge Michael Simon) (Luton){{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
- Recorder of Maidstone (Judge Julian Smith) (Maidstone)
- Recorder of Merthyr Tydfil (Judge Richard Twomlow) (Merthyr Tydfil)
- Recorder of Middlesbrough (Judge Simon Bourne-Arton, KC) (Teesside)
- Recorder of Milton Keynes (Judge Antony Hughes) (Milton Keynes)
- Recorder of Newcastle (Judge Paul Sloan, KC) (Newcastle)
- Recorder of Norwich (Judge Stephen Holt) (Norwich)
- Recorder of Nottingham (Judge Nirmal Shant, KC) (Nottingham)
- Recorder of Oxford (Judge Ian Pringle ) (Oxford)
- Recorder of Portsmouth (Judge Richard Price) (Portsmouth){{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Preston (Judge Robert Altham) (Preston)
- Recorder of Redbridge (Her Honour Judge Rosa Dean) (Snaresbrook){{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge Appointment: Rosa Dean |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/appointments-and-retirements/senior-circuit-judge-resident-judge-appointment-rosa-dean/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |language=en-US}}
- Recorder of Richmond-upon-Thames (Judge Peter Lodder KC) (Kingston upon Thames)
- Recorder of Salisbury (Judge Andrew Barnett) (Salisbury)
- Recorder of Sheffield (Judge Jeremy Richardson, KC) (Sheffield)
- Recorder of Southwark (Judge Usha Karu) (Inner London Crown Court)
- Recorder of St Albans (Judge Lana Wood) (St Albans Crown Court)Minutes of St Albans City Council meeting held on 6 December 2023
- Recorder of Stafford (Judge Kristina Montgomery, KC) (Stafford)
- Recorder of Stoke on Trent (Judge Paul Glenn) (Stoke-on-Trent)
- Recorder of Swansea (Judge Paul Thomas KC) (Swansea){{Cite web |date=2019-03-28 |title= Appointment of Honorary Recorder of Swansea |url=https://democracy.swansea.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=31644&Opt=3#:~:text=Meeting%3A%2028%2F03%2F2019%20%2D%20Council%20(Item%20164)&text=Resolved%20that%3A,commencing%20on%201%20April%202019. |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Swansea Council |language=en-GB}}
- Recorder of Truro (Judge Simon Carr) (Truro) {{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}.
- Recorder of Westminster (Judge Tony Baumgartner) (Southwark Crown Court){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
- Recorder of Winchester (Judge Angela Morris) (Winchester)
- Recorder of Wolverhampton (Judge James Burbidge KC) (Wolverhampton){{dubious|date=October 2022}}
- Recorder of Worcester (Judge James Burbidge KC) (Worcester){{Cite web|url=https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/judge-ready-to-take-on-honorary-role/|title = Judge ready to take on honorary role}}
- Recorder of York (Judge Sean Morris) (York)
References
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{{citation |title=Re-introduction of Honorary Recorder role will help safeguard Merthyr Tydfil Jobs|url=https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/news-events/latest-news/reintroduction-of-honorary-recorder-role-will-help-safeguard/|publisher=Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council|date=27 February 2017|accessdate=10 October 2017}}
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