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Courts

Office of the Chief Magistrate

Office of the Chief Magistrate

The Chief Magistrate is responsible for:

  • hearing many of the sensitive, long or complex cases in the magistrates' courts and in particular extradition and special jurisdiction cases.
  • supporting and guiding district judge (magistrates' court) colleagues.

  • liaising with the senior judiciary and Presiding Judges on matters relating to magistrates' courts and district judges of the magistrates' courts.

The Office of the Chief Magistrate provides administrative support to both the Chief Magistrate and to district judges sitting at all the magistrate' courts in England and Wales.

The Chief Magistrate’s Office is based at:

City of Westminster Magistrates Court
70, Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2AX

Contacting the Chief Magistrate's Office

Contact Position Telephone
Peter Goodday Senior Administrator 020 7805 1037
Josephine Knowles Secretary 020 7805 1035
Michael Burke Deputy Administrator/ Judicial Deployment
(London and South East)		 020 7805 1038
Karen Jennings Judicial Deployment
(Midlands and Wales)		 020 7805 1041
Holly Ryder Judicial Deployment
(North East/North West)		 020 7805 1040
Irum Sheikh National Bench Chairman's Forum Admin and Judicial Deployment
(Western)		 020 7805 1825
Stephen Smith Prison Adjudications 020 7805 1044
Ian Calvert Prison Adjudications 020 7805 1820

Responsible for the administration of justice in courts and tribunals in partnership with the judiciary

 
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