English district judge Nicholas Crichton was the most high-profile law-related name on the British monarch’s birthday honours list, as several top judges and lawyers were recognized for their achievements, reports Global Legal Post.
Judge Crichton, who has dedicated himself to the welfare of children and families involved in the family justice system – and set up the Family Drug and Alcohol Court in London — received a CBE, reports the London-based Law Gazette.
Former deputy High Court judge Clive Callman received a knighthood, while chief executive of the Crown Prosecution Service, solicitor Peter Lewis, was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Head of the Government Legal Service, Paul Jenkins, was made a Knight of the Bath.
Others who gained CBEs included: Kevin McGinty, deputy director general and director of criminal law at the Attorney General’s Office; Jane Furniss, chief executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission; and Ministry of Justice civil servants Paul Carroll and Catherine Lee.
