The following were nominated in the King’s Bench Division of the High Court on Saturday 12th November 2022 as prospective High Sheriffs for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. Their names will be submitted to His Majesty The King and, if approved, each nominee will take office in late March or early April in the appropriate year.

ENGLAND

(except Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire)

Bedfordshire:—

Russell Alan Beard Esq., Bromham;

Bhavesh Shah Esq., Luton;

Mrs Camilla Anne King, Bromham.

Berkshire:—

Simon Huntly Muir Esq., Binfield, Bracknell;

Alexander Barfield Esq., Waltham St Lawrence;

Sean Zain Taylor Esq., Hook.

Buckinghamshire:—

Dr Ann Geraldine Limb CBE, Stony Stratford;

Ms Kurshida Begum Mirza, Milton Keynes;

Mrs Philippa Jane Kirkbride, Amersham.

Cambridgeshire:—

Dr Bharatkumar Narshidas Khetani, Wisbech;

David John Way Esq., Huntingdon;

The Hon. Frances Stanley, Newmarket.

Cheshire:—

Dennis Dunn Esq., MBE, Church Lawton;

Clare Elizabeth Hayward MBE, Macclesfield;

William James Timpson Esq. OBE, Frodsham.

City of Bristol:—

Miss Sharon Rosemarie Foster, Horfield, Bristol;

The Rev Richard Norman Pendlebury MBE, Bishopston, Bristol;

Mrs Kalpna Kumari Woolf, Sneyd Park.

Cumbria:—

Mrs Samantha Scott, Windermere;

Christopher Nigel Couper Holmes Esq., Carlisle;

Dr Geoffrey Charles Jolliffe, Barrow in Furness.

Derbyshire:—

Miss Theresa Peltier, Wirksworth, Matlock;

Richard Ian Morgan Esq. OBE, Burton-on-Trent;

Sir Richard FitzHerbert Bt., Ashbourne.

Devon:—

The Rt Rev Nicholas Howard Paul McKinnel, Newton Abbott;

Commodore John Keith Moores OBE, Dartmouth;

Mrs Caroline Anne Harlow, Exeter.

Dorset:—

Colin William George Weston Esq., MBE, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester;

Anthony William Woodhouse Esq., Dorchester;

Callum Bremner Esq., Bridport.

Durham:—

Mrs Anne Elizabeth Elliott, Ferryhill;

Harry Macklyn Swan Esq., Barnard Castle;

John Michael Poole Esq., Stockton-on-Tees.

East Riding of Yorkshire:—

Michael Rice Esq., Camerton, Hull;

Miss Christina Cerutti, Beverley;

Christopher Ewart Blacksell Esq., Anlaby.

East Sussex:—

Edward Richard Bickersteth Esq., Ashburnham, Battle;

Mrs Lucinda Anne Fraser, Robertsbridge;

Mrs Anne Doria Brown, Polegate.

Essex:—

Charles Richard Maurice Bishop Esq., Great Braxted, Witham;

David Trevelyan Hurst Esq., Great Wakerling;

Mrs Julie Ann Fosh, Chelmsford.

Gloucestershire:—

Henry Claude Winwood Robinson Esq., Woodmancote, Cirencester;

Clive Oscar Lewis Esq. OBE, Cheltenham;

Mark Hurrell Esq., Gloucester.

Greater London:—

Mrs Ina De, London;

Ms Millicent Grant KC (Hon), London;

John Garbutt Esq., London.

Hampshire:—

Mrs Amelia Sophie Ashton, Winchester;

Jonathan Charles Whitaker Esq., Southampton;

Mrs Susan Philippa Elton, Winchester.

Herefordshire:—

Robert Charles Christian Robinson Esq., Little Hereford, Ludlow;

Mrs Patricia Beatrice Churchward, Hereford;

Mrs Helen Clare Bowden, Hereford.

Hertfordshire:—

Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Green, Tring;

Mrs Anne Patricia Brewster, Gustard Wood;

Nicholas Fowell Buxton Esq., Ware.

Isle of Wight:—

Mrs Dawn Kirsten Haig-Thomas, East Cowes;

Graham Robert BISS Esq., Freshwater;

Anthony Michael Wake Esq., Newport.

Kent:—

Mrs Nadra Ahmed OBE, West Malling;

Dr Gillian Fargher, Rochester;

Jonathan Beale Neame Esq., Faversham.

Leicestershire:—

Mrs Henrietta Joscelyne Chubb, Garthorpe, Melton Mowbray;

John Henry Chatfeild-Roberts Esq., Melton Mowbray;

Dr Nikesh Rasikial Kotecha OBE, Loughborough.

Lincolnshire:—

Richard James Lake Esq., OBE, Hallington, Louth;

Philip Henry Marmion Dymoke Esq., Horncastle;

David Christopher Chambers Esq., Market Rasen.

Norfolk:—

Professor Krishna Kumar Sethia, Hedenham;

David James Flux Esq., King’s Lynn;

Patrick Simon Lines Esq., Dereham.

Northamptonshire:—

Milan Naresh Shah Esq., Wellingborough;

Mrs Amy Louise Crawfurd, Towcester;

Mrs Pinder Jit Chauhan-Birdi, Northampton.

Northumberland:—

Mrs Diana Mary Audrey Barkes, Ingoe, Newcastle upon Tyne;

Mrs Lucia Mary Battista Bridgeman, Alnwick;

George Nelson Farr Esq., Cornhill on Tweed.

North Yorkshire:—

Mrs Clare Deborah Granger, High Birstwith, Harrogate;

Dr Ruth Madeleine Smith, Harrogate;

Sir Andrew Peter Lawson-Tancred Bt., Boroughbridge.

Nottinghamshire:—

Mrs Veronica Moraa Pickering, Nottingham;

Nicholas David Rubins Esq., Nottingham;

Edward John Attenborough Esq., Nottingham.

Oxfordshire:—

Mrs Sally Patricia Scott, Shenington, Banbury;

James Justin Macnamara Esq., Lower Heyford;

No third name nominated

Rutland:—

Mrs Geraldine Mary Ethel Feehally, Oakham;

Richard Adrian Cole Esq., Oakham;

Colonel (Rtd) Richard Thomas Chesterfield, Whissendine.

Shropshire:—

Mrs Amanda Jillian Thorn MBE, Leighton;

Brian Welti Esq., Shrewsbury;

Mrs Jane Marie Trowbridge, Ellesmere.

Somerset:—

Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett Esq., Bishop Sutton;

Robert John Beckley Esq. QPM, Taunton;

Mrs Janet Montgomery, Yeovil.

South Yorkshire:—

Professor Jaydip Ray, Sheffield;

John Baddeley Esq., Sheffield;

Ms Joada Celeste Allen, Rotherham.

Staffordshire:—

Mrs Victoria Louise Hawley, Rugeley;

Mrs Julia Mitchell, Stone;

John Timothy Joseph Gillow Esq., Stone.

Suffolk:—

John Mark Pendlington Esq., Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury;

Mrs Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE, Eye;

Mrs Gulshanbir Kaur Kayembe, Felixstowe.

Surrey:—

Timothy Andrew de Burgh Wates Esq., Ewhurst;

Shahid Azeem Esq., Woking;

Peter Charles Cluff Esq., Guildford.

Tyne and Wear:—

Dame Irene Lucas-Hays DBE, Whitburn, South Tyneside;

Dr Lindsey Janet Whiterod CBE, Whickham;

Ms Joanne Jane Curry MBE, Tynemouth.

Warwickshire:—

Mrs Sophie Elizabeth Hilleary, Kineton;

Mrs Rajvinder Kaur Gill, Kenilworth;

Mrs Karen Jane Lynch, Rugby.

West Midlands:—

Wade Cleone Lyn Esq., CBE, Birmingham;

Douglas Robertson Wright Esq., Sutton Coldfield;

Dr Jane Louise Brooke-Smith OBE, Birmingham.

West Sussex:—

Andrew Graham Bliss Esq. QPM, Horsted Keynes;

Mrs Philippa Mary Gogarty, Bosham;

Dr Timothy John Charles Fooks, Pulborough.

West Yorkshire:—

Zulfiqar Ali Karim Esq., Shipley;

Robert Anthony Cryan Esq., Huddersfield;

Mrs Nicola Jane Chance-Thompson, Halifax.

Wiltshire:—

Pradeep Bhardwaj Esq., Wroughton, Swindon;

Dr Susan Olivia Chapple, Salisbury;

Martin John Nye Esq., Chippenham.

Worcestershire:—

Mrs Louise Caroline Hewett, Martley;

Charles William Moyle Esq., Clifton-Upon-Teme;

Ian James Crockatt Smith Esq., Lulsley.

WALES

Clwyd:—

Mrs Kate Louise Hill-Trevor, Chirk, Wrexham;

Mrs Karen Ann Farrell-Thornley, Conwy;

Mrs Julie Annette Gillbanks, Buckley.

Dyfed:—

Meurig David Raymond Esq., CBE, Croesgoch, Haverfordwest;

Mrs Helen Jones, Carmarthen;

Mrs Ann Margaret Jones, Tregaron.

Gwent:—

Professor Simon John Gibson CBE, Manson, Monmouth;

Her Honour Judge Helen Mifflin, Newport;

Lt. Col. Ralph Radclyffe David Griffin, Dixton.

Gwynedd:—

Mrs Janet Phillips, Caernarfon;

Ms Sarah Jane Foskett, Harlech;

Rhys Meirion Davies Esq., Ymys Mon, Anglesey.

Mid Glamorgan:—

Professor Jean White CBE, Pencoed, Bridgend;

Dr Richard John Penry Lewis MBE, Maesteg;

Ms Sharon Iquo Dixon, Pontyclun.

Powys:—

Reginald Cawthorne Esq., Llandrindod Wells;

Lady Kathryn Susan Silk, Crickhowell;

Mrs Sally Roberts, Oswestry.

South Glamorgan:—

David Rhys Hughes James Esq., Radyr, Cardiff;

Mrs Janet Davies, Cowbridge;

Mrs Janey Elizabeth Howell, Cardiff.

West Glamorgan:—

Alan Brayley Esq., Swansea;

Mrs Melanie Jane James, Swansea;

Mrs Diana Sara Stroia, Swansea.