His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of the 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). All are appointed for a term of 3 years. Details of the appointees and their appointment dates are listed below.
Those appointed are:
- Her Honour Judge Angela Rafferty KC (Judicial Commissioner) - commencing 9 June 2024;
- Nicolina Andall (Professional Commissioner) - commencing 1 July 2024; and
- Tom Cross (Professional Commissioner) - commencing 1 July 2024.
The JAC is an independent body that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals with UK-wide jurisdiction. Candidates are selected on merit, through fair and open competition.
JAC Commissioners are appointed, under Schedule 12(1) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor. Commissoner appointments comply with the provisions of the Judicial Appointment Commission Regulations 2013.
Biographies
Her Honour Judge Angela Rafferty KC
Since 2019, Her Honour Judge Rafferty KC has sat as a Senior Circuit Judge at the Central Criminal Court. Her other current judicial roles include, since 2018, training Metropolitan Police Officers in serious sexual offences and, since 2019, training judges in Scotland, Northern Ireland and England.
Nicolina Andall
Nicolina is a Solicitor with a long history of working in the City and International Engineering companies. She is also a Non-Executive Director and has served on a range of corporate, advisory, charity and not for profit boards for over 10 years. Nicolina has recently been promoted to Deputy Chair of the London Recruitment Advisory Committee, Lord Chancellors Department.
Tom Cross
Called to the Bar in 2007, Tom practises from 11KBW Chambers specialising in a range of areas including public and regulatory law, civil liberties and human rights, education, professional discipline, and employment law. Much of his work concerns issues of equality law. His current appointments include the Attorney-General's 'A' Panel of Crown Counsel.
