Appointment of a new Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission
His Majesty 皇冠体育app King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a new Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
His Majesty 皇冠体育app King has approved the appointment of the Honourable Mr Justice Adam Johnson as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for 3 years commencing 1 October 2022.
皇冠体育app JAC is an independent body that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals with a UK-wide jurisdiction.
JAC Commissioners are appointed, under Schedule 12(1) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, by His Majesty 皇冠体育app King on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor.
皇冠体育app appointment of 皇冠体育app Honourable Mr Justice Adam Johnson was made in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Judicial Appointment Commission Regulations 2013.
Biography
皇冠体育app Honourable Mr Justice Adam Johnson, who has been a High Court judge - assigned to the Chancery Division - since 2020, was admitted as a solicitor in 1990 and took Silk in 2017. He was appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge in 2018.