We are delighted to announce that Kate Aubrey-Johnson of Garden Court Chambers has been appointed as a Recorder.
Our Kate Aubrey-Johnson has been appointed as a Recorder 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 the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill.
Kate has been deployed to the South Eastern Circuit in the jurisdiction of Crime. The appointment will take effect on 18 November 2024.
Kate is a youth justice specialist barrister and mediator at Garden Court Chambers with experience as a criminal defence practitioner and public lawyer. Kate is co-author of the leading textbook Youth Justice Law and Practice (LAG, 2019) and consultant editor for Halsbury’s Laws of England, Vol 27, Criminal Procedure (5th Edition) on proceedings involving children. She is a youth justice expert and is regularly called upon to give lectures and deliver training.
Kate was an expert adviser on youth justice to Sir Christopher Bellamy’s Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR) and co-chairs the Youth Justice Quality of Advocacy Working Group (QAWG). She chairs the Ministry of Justice’s Working Group on Youth Advocacy and works in an advisory capacity in the youth justice sector. Kate is an Inns of Court College of Advocacy lead facilitator for ‘Advocacy for Children in Conflict with the Law’.
Kate was Highly Commended in Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) UK’s ‘Children’s Champion Awards’ for her commitment to supporting child victims of trafficking. Kate has an extensive knowledge of children’s rights law and also works as a SEND mediator. She is the author of Making Mediation Work For You (LAG, 2012) and is a member of Garden Court’s Mediation team.
