Announcements (Archive)

JAC - Reappointment of five Commissioners (Reappointment)

Appointing Department
Ministry of Justice
Sector
Judicial, Prison & Policing
Location
Skills required
Legal / Judicial
Number of Vacancies
1

Announcement

An announcement has been made on the outcome of this appointment.

The appointment of the three Commissioners and reappointment of five Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), are each for a term of 3 years. Details of the appointees and their start dates are below.

Appointments:

Judge Greg Sinfield as a Senior Judicial Commissioner whose appointment commenced on 9 June 2020; Rt. Rev. Dr Barry Morgan as the Lay Commissioner with responsibility for Welsh matters; and Judge Christa Christensen as the Judicial (Tribunal Judge) Commissioner. Both Dr Morgan and Judge Christensen commenced their roles on 6 July 2020

The following Commissioners have been reappointed and their tenures will commence on 1 September 2020:

Mathangi Asokan (District Judge), Judicial Commissioner; Emir Feisal (non-legal judicial), Judicial Commissioner; Jane Furniss, Lay Commissioner; Andrew Kennon, Lay Commissioner; and Sir Simon Wessely, Lay Commissioner.

Date: 14/07/2020

This is a reappointment