The Inn is delighted to note the Judicial appointment of the following Gray’s Inn Members in April 2026.
Richard Wood
The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, has appointed Richard Wood to be a Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales).
Richard Wood will be assigned to the South East Region with effect from 28 April 2026.
Richard Wood will be known as Employment Judge Wood. He was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1995. He was appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber, in 2013.
Find out more on the Judiciary website.
Recorders
The King has appointed 61 Recorders on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. The appointments will take effect on 11 May 2026.
- Clare Mary Geneste Ambrose
- Charles Chopin Coventry
- Emma Louise Cowen
- Birgitte Hagem
- Clare Danielle Hennessy
- David Michael Horne
- Elizabeth Claire Lugg
- Angela Ricciardi
- Rupert Lucien Edward Russell
- Sahil Alexander Narayan Sinha
- Emily Jane Verity