The following were nominated in the King’s Bench Division of the High Court on Monday 13th November 2023 as prospective High Sheriffs for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026. 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:—

Bhavesh Shah Esq., Luton;

Mrs Camilla Anne King, Bromham;

Ismail Anilmis Esq., Ravensden.

Berkshire:—

Alexander Barfield Esq., Waltham St Lawrence;

Sean Zain Taylor Esq., Hook;

Mrs Renu Raksha Wing Kapur MBE, Twyford.

Buckinghamshire:—

Ms Kurshida Begum Mirza, Milton Keynes;

Mrs Philippa Jane Kirkbride, Amersham;

Ms Nicola Heather Ross, Tingewick.

Cambridgeshire:—

David John Way Esq., Huntingdon;

The Hon. Frances Stanley, Newmarket;

Francis William Miles Burkitt Esq., Grantchester.

Cheshire:—

Clare Elizabeth Hayward MBE, Macclesfield;

Mrs Joëlle Susan Warren MBE, Alsager;

William James Timpson Esq. OBE, Frodsham.

City of Bristol:—

The Rev Richard Norman Pendlebury MBE, Bristol;

Mrs Kalpna Kumari Woolf, Bristol;

Mrs Anne Marie Nisbet, Bristol.

Cumbria:—

Christopher Nigel Couper Holmes Esq., Carlisle;

Dr Geoffrey Charles Jolliffe, Barrow in Furness;

Mrs Shirley Fawcett, Workington.

Derbyshire:—

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

Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert Bt., Ashbourne;

Syed Yusuf Iftikhar Esq., Littleover.

Devon:—

Cdre John Keith Moores OBE RN, Dartmouth;

Mrs Caroline Anne Harlow, Exeter;

Mark Picton Ansell Esq., Bideford.

Dorset:—

Anthony William Woodhouse Esq., Dorchester;

Callum Bremner Esq., Bridport;

Mrs Helena Margaret Conibear, Dorchester.

Durham:—

Harry Macklyn Swan Esq., Barnard Castle;

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

Dr Arnab Basu MBE, Brancepeth.

East Riding of Yorkshire:—

Col (Rtd) Christopher James Henson QGM, Driffield;

Michael Rice Esq., Beverley;

Neil Philip Sanderson Esq., Brough.

East Sussex:—

Mrs Lucinda Anne Fraser, Robertsbridge;

Mrs Anne Doria Brown, Polegate;

Michael James Bedingfield Esq., Brighton.

Essex:—

David Trevelyan Hurst Esq., Great Wakering;

Mrs Julie Ann Fosh, Chelmsford;

Mrs Susannah Dutton, Hatfield Broad Oak.

Gloucestershire:—

Mark Hurrell Esq., Gloucester;

Mrs Julie Dawn Kent MBE, Gloucester;

Dame Fiona Claire Reynolds DBE, Cirencester.

Greater London:—

Ms Millicent Leonie Grant KC (Hon), Romford;

John Garbutt Esq., London;

Dame Martina Jane Milburn DCVO CBE, London.

Hampshire:—

Jonathan Charles Whitaker Esq., Southampton;

Mrs Susan Philippa Elton, Winchester;

William John Maltby Esq., Tadley.

Herefordshire:—

Mrs Patricia Beatrice Churchward, Hereford;

Mrs Helen Clare Bowden, Hereford;

Mrs Tamsin Sczerina Clive, Hereford.

Hertfordshire:—

Mrs Anne Patricia Brewster, Gustard Wood;

Nicholas Fowell Buxton Esq., Ware;

Mrs Meenal Sachdev, Borehamwood.

Isle of Wight:—

Graham Robert Biss Esq. BEM, Freshwater;

Anthony Michael Wake Esq., Newport;

Ms Jacqueline Anne Gazzard, Sandown.

Kent:—

Dr Gillian Fargher, Rochester;

Jonathan Beale Neame Esq., Faversham;

Martin Lukehurst Esq., Sittingbourne.

Leicestershire:—

John Henry Chatfeild-Roberts Esq., Melton Mowbray;

Stephen John Patrick Bryan Esq., Normanton-le-Heath;

Meldin Thomas Esq. QPM, Swadlincote.

Lincolnshire:—

Philip Henry Marmion Dymoke Esq., Horncastle;

David Christopher Chambers Esq., Market Rasen;

Ms Susan Patricia Liburd, Lincoln.

Norfolk:—

David James Flux Esq., King’s Lynn;

Patrick Simon Lines Esq., Dereham;

Jonathan Charles Pearson Esq., Thetford.

Northamptonshire:—

Mrs Amy Louise Crawfurd, Towcester;

Jeremy William Sharman Esq., Gretton;

Mrs Miranda Wixon, Towcester.

Northumberland:—

Mrs Lucia Mary Battista Bridgeman, Alnwick;

George Nelson Farr Esq., Cornhill on Tweed;

Dr Anna Maria Charlton, Hexham.

North Yorkshire:—

Dr Ruth Madeleine Smith, Harrogate;

Sir Andrew Peter Lawson-Tancred Bt., Boroughbridge;

Nigel Frederick Hartley Corner Esq., Leyburn.

Nottinghamshire:—

Nicholas David Rubins Esq., Nottingham;

Edward John Attenborough Esq., Nottingham;

Ms Merlita Bryan-Hilton, Nottingham.

Oxfordshire:—

James Justin Macnamara Esq. TD, Lower Heyford;

John Clive Cecil May Esq. OBE, Bicester;

Muhammad Jawaid Malik Esq., Oxford.

Rutland:—

Richard Adrian Cole Esq.TD, Oakham;

Col (Rtd) Richard Thomas Chesterfield, Whissendine;

Mrs Susannah Kate Constance Fish, Oakham.

Shropshire:—

Brian Welti Esq., Shrewsbury;

Mrs Jane Marie Trowbridge, Ellesmere;

Mrs Katherine Elizabeth Anne Tanner, Church Stretton.

Somerset:—

Robert John Beckley Esq. QPM, Taunton;

Mrs Janet Montgomery, Yeovil;

Peter Charles Dixon Esq., Bath.

South Yorkshire:—

John Baddeley Esq., Sheffield;

Ms Joada Celeste Allen, Rotherham;

Giuseppe Di'Iasio Esq., Doncaster.

Staffordshire:—

Mrs Julia Mitchell, Stone;

John Timothy Joseph Gillow Esq., Stone;

Pritpal Singh Nagi Esq. MBE, Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

Suffolk:—

Mrs Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE, Eye;

Mrs Gulshanbir Kaur Kayembe, Felixstowe;

Oliver William Paul Esq., Ipswich.

Surrey:—

Shahid Azeem Esq., Woking;

Peter Charles Cluff Esq., Guildford;

Mrs Neelam Devesher, Oxshott.

Tyne and Wear:—

Dr Lindsey Janet Whiterod CBE, Whickham;

Ms Joanne Jane Curry MBE, Tynemouth;

Ammar Yusuf Mirza Esq. CBE, Ponteland.

Warwickshire:—

Mrs Rajvinder Kaur Gill, Kenilworth;

Mrs Karen Jane Lynch, Rugby;

Ms Susan Rasmussen, Leamington Spa.

West Midlands:—

Douglas Robertson Wright Esq. MBE, Aldridge;

Mark Lyndon Smith Esq., Sutton Coldfield.

West Sussex:—

Mrs Philippa Mary Gogarty, Bosham;

Dr Timothy John Charles Fooks, Pulborough;

Gary Richard Shipton Esq., Tangmere.

West Yorkshire:—

Ms Adeeba Malik CBE, Bradford;

Mrs Nicola Jane Chance-Thompson MBE, Halifax;

Dr Ruby Khalid Bhatti OBE, Bradford.

Wiltshire:—

Dr Susan Olivia Chapple, Nr Salisbury;

Martin John Nye Esq.; Chippenham;

Dr Alexander Paul Lamy Goodwin, Trowbridge.

Worcestershire:—

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

Ian James Crockatt Smith Esq., Lulsley;

Maynard Vincent Burton Esq., Stourport on Severn.

WALES

Clwyd:—

Mrs Karen Ann Farrell-Thornley, Conwy;

Mrs Julie Annette Gillbanks, Buckley;

David Baden Jones Esq. OBE, Ruthin.

Dyfed:—

Mrs Helen Jones, Carmarthen;

Mrs Ann Margaret Jones, Tregaron;

Andrew Merfyn Phillips Esq., Haverfordwest.

Gwent:—

Her Honour Judge Helen Mifflin, Newport;

Lt. Col. Ralph Radclyffe David Griffin, Monmouth;

Mrs Shereen Williams MBE, Newport.

Gwynedd:—

Ms Sarah Jane Foskett, Harlech;

Rhys Meirion Davies Esq., Ymys Mon, Anglesey;

Mrs Llinos Angharad Owen, Caernarfon.

Mid Glamorgan:—

Dr Richard John Penry Lewis MBE; Maesteg;

Ms Sharon Iquo Dixon, Pontyclun;

John Edward Charles Esq. TD, Rhondda Cyon Taf.

Powys:—

Lady Kathryn Susan Silk, Crickhowell;

Mrs Sally Roberts, Oswestry;

William Walter Watkins Esq., Knighton.

South Glamorgan:—

Mrs Janey Elizabeth Howell, Cardiff;

Mrs Janet Davies, Cowbridge;

Mrs Jane Elizabeth John, Barry.

West Glamorgan:—

Mrs Melanie Jane James, Swansea;

Mrs Diana Sara Stroia, Swansea;

Emrys Shaun Elias Esq., Neath.