James Goss (judge)

Sir James Richard William Goss (born 12 May 1953), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Goss, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was previously a Queen's Counsel, specialising in criminal law.

The Honourable

Mr Justice Goss

Kt
High Court judge
Assumed office
1 October 2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1953-05-12) 12 May 1953
Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Lady (Dawna) Goss née Davies
ChildrenFive
Alma materCharterhouse School
University College, Durham
OccupationJudge
ProfessionBarrister

Early life and education
Charterhouse School

Goss was born on 12 May 1953 to His Honour Judge William Alan Belcher Goss, and his wife Yvonne, née Samuelson.

He was educated at Charterhouse and University College, Durham[1] where he graduated in 1974 as a Bachelor of Arts in Law.[2] He is now an Honorary Fellow of Durham University [3] and patron of 'The Mr Justice Goss University College Law Prize'.[4]

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.

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.[5]

Insignia of Knight Bachelor

In October 2014 Goss was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division),[6][7] receiving the customary appointment as a Knight Bachelor.

In September 2016, Mr Justice Goss was appointed a Presiding Judge on the North Eastern Circuit with effect from 1 January 2017.

In February 2017, Goss tried a case alone after dismissing the jury in a 'crash-for-cash' case due to jury tampering. This was the second time such a decision had been taken under statutory provisions introduced in 2007.[8]

Personal life

Goss married Dawna Elizabeth Davies in 1982. They have five children: Alexandra, Prunella, George, Claudia, and William.

References
  1. "James Richard William Goss - People of Today". Debretts. Debretts. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ‘GOSS, James Richard William’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  3. "Staff Profile".
  4. "Awards and Prizes for Students".
  5. "Senior crown court justice leaves city after a series of high-profile trials". Telegraph & Argus. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. "Appointment of a High Court Judge: Goss". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. "HHJ James Goss QC". No. 6. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. Sabur, Rozina (22 February 2017). "Judge in 'crash for cash case' dismisses jury and takes case on himself after jurors were offered bribes outside the courtroom". The Daily Telegraph.


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