Recorder of Liverpool

The recorder of Liverpool or, since 1971, the honorary recorder of Liverpool is an ancient legal office in the City of Liverpool, England. The recorder is appointed by the Council, by virtue of section 54 of the Courts Act 1971. The recorder of Liverpool is customarily also a senior circuit judge of the Liverpool Crown Court in the North West Circuit, although the City may choose to appoint any duly qualified Judge to the role.^[1] They are addressed in court as "My Lord" or "My Lady", if also a senior circuit judge.^[2]

List of recorders of Liverpool

• Alexander Rughleye (1541–)
• Henry Halsall (1572–)
• Edward Halsall (c.1579)
• Sir Thomas Hesketh (died in year 1398) ^[3]
• Leonard Chorley (1602–1608) (died 1608) ^[4]
• Edward Halsall ^[3]
• Thomas Molyneux (1620–) ^[3]
• Hugh Rigby (1634–) ^[3]
• William Langton (c. mid-1600s - died 1659)
• John Lightbourne ^[3]
• John Entwisle (1662–1709) ^[4]
• Bertin Entwisle (1709–1722) ^[4]
• Owen Salusbury Brereton (1742–1798)
• Francis Hargrave (1798–c1806)
• James Clarke (c.1815-1844)
• Gilbert Henderson (1844–c.1855) (died 1861)
• John Bridge Aspinall (1862–1886)^[5]
• Charles Henry Hopwood (1886–1904)^[6]
• Sir William Pickford, 1st Baron Sterndale

(1904–1907) ^[6]

• Henry Gordon Shee (1907–1909) ^[6]
• Edward Hemmerde (1909–1948) ^[6]
• Sir William Gorman (1948–1950) ^[6]
• Harry Ince Nelson (1950–1954) ^[6]
• Graham Rogers (1954–1956) ^[6]
• Neville Laski (1956–1963) ^[6]
• Sir Stephen Chapman (1963–1966) ^[6]
• Sir William Gerard Morris (1966–1967) ^[6]
• Sir Ralph Kilner Brown (1967–1969) ^[6]
• Sir Rudolph Lyons (1970–1971) ^[6]

Honorary recorders of Liverpool

• Sir Rudolph Lyons (1972–1977)^[6][7]
• Sir Ernest Sanderson Temple (1978–1991)^[6][8]
• William Rayley Wickham (1992–1997)^[9]
• Sir David Clive Clarke^[10] (1997–2003)^[11]
• Sir Henry Globe (2003–2011)^[12]
• Clement Goldstone (3 October 2011 to 8 April 2019)^[13]
• Andrew Menary, KC (9 April 2019 – present)^[14]

References

1. "The Lord Chief Justice's Guidelines for the Appointment of Honorary Recorders".
2. "CPD 2015 XII B1(d)" (PDF).
3. "AN ACCOUNT OF THE OIL PAINTING "LIVERPOOL IN 1680"" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
4. "WALKING ON WATER STREET, Part 8" (PDF). Liverpool History Society. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
5. "The New Recorder of Liverpool". The Tablet. 11 January 1862. p. 11. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
6. Northern Circuit Directory northerncircuit.org.uk
7. "Lyons, His Honour Sir Rudolph, (5 Jan. 1912–25 Jan. 1991), QC 1953; a Circuit Judge, 1972–82; Honorary Recorder of Manchester, 1977–82". Who Was Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U173944. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
8. "Death of a judge". Lancashire Telegraph. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
9. "The Sedbergh School Politics and Law Timeline" (PDF). Sedbergh School. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
10. "Clarke, Hon. Sir David (Clive), (Born 16 July 1942), DL; a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, 2003–10; a Presiding Judge, Northern Circuit, 2006–09". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U11063. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
11. "David Clive CLARKE". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
12. "Liverpool's top judge Henry Globe QC speaks of pride serving city before move to High Court". Liverpool Echo. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
13. "New Recorder of Liverpool tells of pride at his appointment". Liverpool Echo. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
14. "Resident Judge Appointment: HHJ Andrew Menary KC". www.judiciary.uk. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.