Julian Goose

The Honourable
Mr Justice Goose
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge
King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 2017
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Personal details
Born (1961-07-26) 26 July 1961 (age 63)
United Kingdom
Spouse
Susan Bulmer
​
(m. 1987)​
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Leeds (LLB)
King's College London
Merton College, Oxford

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

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. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b "Queen approves new Knighthoods and Damehoods". UK Government. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "New judicial member appointed to the Council – Sentencing". Sentencing Council. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ "His Honour Judge Julian Nicholas Goose QC Appointed Justice of the High Court". 2 Hare Court. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Ashley Dale: Four men jailed for total of 173 years for murdering council worker in Liverpool". Sky News. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Not guilty plea entered for Southport attack suspect". BBC News. 18 December 2024.