Having read the disciplinary statement from the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office in relation to Ms Nicola Baldwin JP JCIO 44/25 dated 3rd October 2025, the statement includes :-
“The Social Media Guidance 2024 advises judicial office holders not to use their official title or disclose their judicial role on any platform or account with unrestricted public access.”
The complaint also alleged that Ms Baldwin referred to her position as a magistrate on her employer’s website, her email signature, and her social media account for personal gain.”
Mr Justice Keehan, on behalf of the Lady Chief Justice, and the Lord Chancellor agreed with advice from the JCIO that Ms Baldwin’s actions could have risked reputational damage to the magistracy.
Why do numerous judges and magistrates still maintain publicly accessible LinkedIn profiles that display their judicial titles and roles, despite the advice contained in the Social Media Guidance for the Judiciary ?
LinkedIn is widely considered to be a social media platform.
Allegedly (according to Grok) The Social Media Guidance for the Judiciary explicitly lists LinkedIn as a social media platform
A quick google search for linkedin district judge or linkedin circuit judge or linkedin tribunal judge or linkedin magistrate returns numerous judges and magistrates not following the guidance.
For example the top 2 results for each judiciary search :-
- Andrew Worthley – District Judge & Recorder
- Andrew Don – Deputy District Judge at HMCTS
- Andrew Holmes – Circuit Judge at Judiciary of England & …
- Jenny Lund – Tribunal Judge
- Gaenor Bruce – Upper Tribunal Judge at UK Ministry of …
- Steph Tunstall – Magistrate
- Dr Charles T. Jumbo – Magistrate at HMCTS
Grok says there are 28 verified judges (salaried or fee-paid) from England and Wales with active, public LinkedIn profiles as of the 7th October 2025.
This number does not seem accurate as the google searches above return additional results. Needless to say the number of judiciary that don’t follow the guidance is quite high. What other rules or guidance is not followed by members of the judiciary ?
| Name | Judicial Role | Location | LinkedIn Profile | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mills | Deputy District Judge | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chris-mills-84630718 | Ministry of Justice; civil and family law focus; limited public details. |
| Alexander Jacobs | Circuit Judge (Crown Court at Wood Green) | United Kingdom | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-jacobs-a2442834/ | Ministry of Justice UK; 499 connections; criminal law focus. |
| Peter Cooke | Circuit Judge (Derby Crown Court) | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/peter-cooke-6a07111b | Handles criminal and civil matters; experienced in Crown Court. |
| Mushtaq Khokhar | His Honour Judge | Greater Leeds Area | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mushtaq-khokhar-56290848/ | Ministry of Justice UK; 64 connections. |
| Michael Evans KC | His Honour Judge | United Kingdom | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-evans-kc-b9337b4a/ | Judicial Office; King’s Counsel in serious crime cases. |
| Petey Wright | His Honour Judge Wright | Hemel Hempstead | https://www.linkedin.com/in/petey-wright-30987031/ | UK Department of Justice; 1 connection; limited activity. |
| Geoffrey Payne | Circuit Judge (Bencher, Inner Temple) | London | https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-payne-89306964/ | Ministry of Justice UK; Inns of Court alum. |
| Amy Sevier | District Judge | United Kingdom | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-sevier-995b1712b/ | Ministry of Justice UK; Durham University alum; 310 connections. |
| John Linwood | Deputy Master (Chancery Division, High Court) | London | https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-linwood-454320a8/ | Ministry of Justice UK; Newcastle University alum. |
| Helen Rimington | District Judge & Tribunal Judge (Mental Health Tribunal) | Greater London | Removed 29/04/26 | Ministry of Justice; 11 connections. |
| Julian Allsop | Deputy District Judge (Civil) | United Kingdom | https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-allsop-923b9264/ | Ministry of Justice UK; employment law specialist. |
| Morris, HH Judge | His Honour Judge (H.M. Circuit Judge) | Cardiff | https://www.linkedin.com/in/morris-hhjudge-80a98823/ | 1 connection; limited details. |
| John Woollard | District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) & Recorder | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/john-woollard-8202815 | Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court & Barnet Family Court; mental health tribunal work. |
| Ross Johnson | Circuit Judge (Crown Court at Luton) | London | Removed 08/05/26 | Former District Judge (MC) and Recorder; 128 connections; criminal defence background. |
| Jonathan Rose | Circuit Judge | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-rose-5b688587 | Ministry of Justice (MOJ); civil and family jurisdiction. |
| Peter Hunt | Deputy Circuit Judge | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/peter-hunt-283832ab | Ministry of Justice; focuses on tribunal and county court cases. |
| Mark Brown | Circuit Judge | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mark-brown-7a924463 | UK Department of Health (judicial role via MOJ); health and social care tribunals. |
| Rebecca Fry | Head Judicial Assistant (Supreme Court; former judge support role) | London | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-fry-52127324 | UK Supreme Court; barrister with judicial advisory experience; Oxford alum; 500+ connections. |
| Niko Pavlopoulos | Judicial Assistant (Supreme Court) | United Kingdom | https://www.linkedin.com/in/niko-pavlopoulos/ | UK Supreme Court; UCL alum; 500+ connections; supports Justices on appeals. |
| Kamran Choudhry | Circuit Judge (St Albans Crown Court) | United Kingdom | Removed 11/05/26 | Recent appointment (2025); South Eastern Circuit; former barrister at Garden Court Chambers. |
| Abbas Mithani | Circuit Judge | United Kingdom | Removed 09/06/26 | Specialist in commercial and insolvency; Queen’s Counsel background. |
| David Hodge KC | Specialist Civil Senior Circuit Judge | Leeds | Removed 19/03/26 | Business & Property Courts; appointed 2005; Leeds-based. |
| Paul Ayers | District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) | United Kingdom | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paul-ayers-104b991a9 | Ministry of Justice UK; focuses on criminal cases in magistrates’ courts. |
| Karen Walden-Smith | Designated Civil Judge & Deputy High Court Judge | United Kingdom | Removed 27/05/26 | Circuit Judge with High Court authorisation; civil jurisdiction specialist. |
| Anne Molyneux | Circuit Judge | North West England | https://uk.linkedin.com/in/anne-molyneux-678def90/ | Recorder background; featured in JAC case studies on judicial careers. |
| Joanne Clough | Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge (Administrative Appeals Chamber) | United Kingdom | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-clough-abc123de/ | Fee-paid First-tier Tribunal Judge; social entitlement chamber focus. |
| Ayesha Siddiqi | Recorder & Solicitor Judge | Manchester | Removed 11/05/26 | Diversity in judiciary advocate; featured in Law Society webinars. |
What is the Social Media Guidance for the Judiciary ?
The Social Media Guidance for the judiciary is unpublished externally but referenced in the Guide to Judicial Conduct published by the Courts and Tribunal Judiciary.
There does not appear to be a copy available in the public domain. Why ?
Media Guidance and Social Media Guidance for the judiciary have been updated with the latest versions
Guide to Judicial Conduct – Revised July 2023
Page 16 of the Guide to Judicial Conduct dated July 2023 has a URL for the Social Media Guidance for the Judiciary published on the judiciary intranet
https://intranet.judiciary.uk/2021/05/11/launch-of-new-socialmedia-guidance-for-the-judiciary/
Page 22 of the Guide to Judicial Conduct states :-
“judicial office holders should not use their judicial title on social media and it is most unlikely to be appropriate to disclose the fact of their judicial role on any platform or account with unrestricted public access.”
The Social Media Guidance for the Judiciary guidance was updated and circulated in October 2024 (replacing the 2021 version) to address evolving risks from social media use by judicial office holders, including salaried judges, tribunal members, coroners, and magistrates.
The Social Media Guidance for the Judiciary guidance was prompted by recent disciplinary cases, such as the formal warning issued to Deputy Senior District Judge Tanweer Ikram in June 2024 for breaching social media rules by liking a post on LinkedIn, which led to widespread complaints and reputational harm to the judiciary.
The nominated judge found that Judge Ikram had breached the Social Media Guidance for the judiciary by identifying himself as a judge on LinkedIn.
STATEMENT FROM THE JUDICIAL CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE – Deputy Senior District Judge Tanweer Ikram
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