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Robert Lazarus Appointed as Full-Time Circuit Judge

We are delighted to announce that Robert Lazarus has been appointed as a full-time Circuit Judge.

The Queen has appointed Robert to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon.

The Lord Chief Justice has deployed him to the South Eastern Circuit, based at Maidstone Combined Court Centre, sitting in crime, with effect from 1 October 2021.

Robert will be known as His Honour Judge Robert Lazarus. He was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 2004 and joined 39 Essex Chambers following completion of pupillage in 2005. He was appointed as a Recorder in 2018.

We wish Robert all the very best in his future role.