Julian Goose

Sir Julian Nicholas Goose (born 26 July 1961)[1] is a British High Court judge.

The Honourable
Mr Justice Goose
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Assumed office
2 October 2017
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1961-07-26) 26 July 1961
United Kingdom
Alma materKing's College London
Merton College, Oxford

Goose was educated at Birkdale School and Silverdale School. He completed an LLB at the University of Leeds.[1]

He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1984. He served as a recorder from 1998 to 2013 and took silk in 2002. He has head of chambers at Zenith Chambers from 2004 to 2013. He served as a senior circuit judge and resident judge at Sheffield Combined Court Centre from 2013 to 2017; he was honorary recorder of Sheffield for the same period. In 2010, he was appointed to sit as a deputy High Court judge.[2]

He was appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales to the Sentencing Council in 2014 and served until 2020.[3][1]

On 2 October 2017, he was appointed a High Court judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division.[4][5] He took the customary knighthood in the same year.[2] From January 2022, he has been the Presiding Judge of the northern circuit.[1][5]

In 1987, he married Susan Bulmer, with whom he has two sons and one daughter.[1]

Notable cases

Notable cases heard by Goose include:

References
  1. "Goose, Hon. Sir Julian (Nicholas), (born 26 July 1961)". Who's Who (UK). 1 December 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u42723. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". GOV.UK. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. "New judicial member appointed to the Council – Sentencing". Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. "His Honour Judge Julian Nicholas Goose QC Appointed Justice of the High Court". 2 Hare Court | London Barristers Chambers. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. "Senior Judiciary". Judiciary UK. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. "Elle Edwards murderer Connor Chapman jailed for at least 48 years". BBC News. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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