James Goss (judge)
| The Honourable Mr Justice Goss Kt QC | |
|---|---|
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| High Court Judge | |
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Assumed office 1st October 2014 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 May 1953 Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Dawna, Lady Goss née Davies |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Charterhouse School, University College, Durham |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir James Richard William Goss Kt QC, (born 12 May 1953), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Goss, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He was previously a Queen's Counsel, specialising in criminal law.
Early Life and Education
Goss was born on 12 May, 1953 to His Honour Judge William Alan Belcher Goss, a Barrister and County Court Judge, and his wife Yvonne née Samuelson.
He was educated at Charterhouse School and University College, Durham[1] where he graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts in Law.[2]
Legal Career
Goss was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1975. He was a recorder from 1994-2009 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997.
Noted in the Legal 500 as one of Britain's leading criminal barristers and especially for his cross-examination abilities, he prosecuted Gary Hart in the Great Heck rail crash case (2001).[3] He also prosecuted David Moor (1999) for the euthanasia of a patient.
He was appointed as a Legal Member of the Mental health tribunal in 2003, as a Legal Member of the Restricted Patients Panel in 2006 and in 2009 he was appointed a Circuit Judge on the North Eastern Circuit. In 2011 he was appointed as a Senior Circuit Judge and Honorary Recorder, Resident Judge of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[4]
In October 2014 he was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division),[5][6]receiving the customary knighthood and was appointed a Knight Bachelor.
In September 2016, it was announced that Mr Justice Goss has been appointed a Presiding Judge on the North Eastern Circuit with effect from 1st January 2017. Presiding Judges are responsible for the deployment of the judiciary and allocation of cases on their Circuit. They also have a responsibility for general supervision of judges on their circuits.
Personal Life
He married Dawna Elizabeth Davies in 1982. He and Lady Goss have two sons (George and William), and three daughters (Alexandra, Prunella and Claudia).
Styles and Titles
- Mr James Goss Esq (1953-1997)
- Mr James Goss QC (1997-2009)
- His Honour Judge James Goss QC (2009-2014)
- The Honourable Mr Justice Goss / Sir James Goss (2014-present)
References
- ↑ "James Richard William Goss - People of Today". Debretts. Debretts. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ ‘GOSS, James Richard William’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ↑ "Great Heck Rail Crash". BBC. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Senior crown court justice leaves city after a series of high-profile trials". Telegraph & Argus. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Goss". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "HHJ James Goss QC". No. 6. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in:
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