Rachel Cooper & Brendan O’Leary Appointed As Crown Court Recorders
Chambers are delighted to announce that both Rachel Cooper & Brendan O’Leary have been appointed as Crown Court Recorders.
The King appointed 97 Recorders in total on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, and the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill.
The appointments will take effect from the 18th November 2024. Rachel Cooper will sit on the Midland Circuit and Brendan O’Leary will sit on the Northern Circuit.
Head of Chambers, Kate Blackwell KC had this to say of the appointments, “We are very proud of Rachel & Brendan for succeeding in what is a rigorous and highly competitive process. They both have a wealth of experience in difficult and sensitive cases and will bring their skills to bear in their new judicial roles.”