The Recorder of Manchester or, since 1971, the Honorary Recorder of Manchester is a legal office in the

City of Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two ...

, England. The

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is appointed by

the Crown The Crown is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states). Legally ill-defined, the term has different ...

. The Recorder of Manchester is also a Senior Circuit Judge of the

Manchester Crown Court Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Crown Square in Manchester, England. History Until the 1940s, criminal court cases were heard at the Manchester Assize Courts. However, the assize ...

in the North West Circuit. They are addressed in court as "My Lord" or "My Lady".

List of Recorders of Manchester

*1839 (April–May) John Frederick Foster *1839–1865 Robert Baynes Armstrong *1865–1893

Henry Wyndham West Henry Wyndham West (7 November 1823 – 25 November 1893) was an English barrister and Liberal politician. Life West was the son of Martin John West and his wife Lady Maria Walpole, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Orford. His father was Recorder of ...

QC *1893–1914 Sir Joseph Francis Leese KC *1914–1925 Arthur Jacob Ashton KC *1925–1935 Sir Walter Greaves-Lord KC *1935–1956 Sir Noel Barré Goldie QC *1956–1960 Sir

Basil Nield Sir Basil Edward Nield (7 May 1903 – 4 December 1996) was a British judge and Conservative Party politician. After the death in 1940 of Sir Charles Cayzer, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester, Nield was elected in a by ...

QC *1960–1967 (John) Robertson Dunn Crichton QC *1967–1971 William Gerard Morris

Honorary Recorders of Manchester

*1971–1977 H H Judge Sir William Gerard Morris *1977–1982 H H Judge Sir Rudolph Lyons QC *1982–1990 H H Judge Arthur Miller Prestt QC *1990–2003 H H Judge Sir Rhys Everson Davies QC *2003–2008 H H Judge David Maddison *2008–2013 H H Judge Andrew Gilbart *2013– 2020 H H Judge David Stockdale *2020 - H H Judge Nicholas Dean QC

References

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Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

Lawyers from Manchester