President of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands

Current

Sir John Goldring

(As of 20 January 2016)

  • Born 1944, British
  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 1969
  • Barrister practising in criminal law, personal injury and family law; for two years, Standing Counsel (Crime) to the Inland Revenue on the Midland and Oxford Circuit;
  • Appointed Queen’s Counsel,1987
  • Recorder of the Crown Court and of the County Court of England and Wales 1987-1999;
  • Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Sovereign Base Area, Cyprus 1992-1999;
  • Judge of the Courts of Appeal for Guernsey and for Jersey 1998-1999
  • Judge, High Court of England and Wales 1999-2008,siting in the Queen’s Bench Division
  • Presiding Judge, Midland Circuit 2001-2004
  • Judicial Commissioner, Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales 2005-2008
  • Judge of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales 2008-2014
  • Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales 2009-2012
  • Coroner undertaking the inquest arising from the deaths at Hillsborough – ongoing
  • Appointed President of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, 2016

Former

Sir John Chadwick

  • Born, 1941, United Kingdom
  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales by Inner Temple (Bencher 1986, Treasurer 2004), 1966;
  • In private practice: litigation and advisory work, principally in property, company, insolvency, banking and insurance matters including litigation in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Bermuda, 1967-199l
  • Standing counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry, 1974-1980;
  • Appointed Queen’s Counsel, 1980;
  • Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, 1986-1993;
  • Recorder of Crown Courts in England and Wales, 1989-1991;
  • Judge of the High Court of England and Wales, assigned to the Chancery Division, 1991-1997;
  • Chancery Supervising Judge, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff, 1993-1997
  • Appointed to HM Privy Council, 1997;
  • Judge of the Courts of Appeal of England and Wales, 1997-2007
  • Appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal of Dubai International Financial Centre, 2008
  • Appointed Lieutenant Bailiff (Judge) in Guernsey, 2008;
  • Appointed President of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands, 2008