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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 |
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