Cambridge Crown Court

Cambridge Crown Court.

Cambridge Crown Court is a Crown Court in Cambridge, England. The Resident Judge since summer 2009 is His Honour Judge Gareth Hawkesworth.[1] His Honour Judge Jonathan Haworth is Diversity and community relations judge for the court, and was formerly Resident Judge.[2]

Description

The building sits on East Road, Cambridge and opened in June 2004. It was designed by Austin-Smith:Lord and contains three courts.[3] It was financed via a Private Finance Initiative, with Modern Courts (East Anglia) Limited building the premises and managing them for 25 years.[4] It is in the first tier of the courts system. The court was previously held in the Cambridge Guildhall.[5]

Cases

The court gained the power to try murder cases in 2005.[5]

References

  1. "South Eastern Circuit Latest Reports". Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. "Diversity and community relations judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. "Cambridge architecture" (PDF). Architecture.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  4. "Cambridge Crown Court Moves To New Premises". Wired-gov.net. 2004-06-02. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  5. 1 2 "City gets murders nod after court upgrade". Cambridge News. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  6. "Mother Rekha Kumari-Baker sentenced to 33 years for murders of children". The Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  7. "Mark Mosley sentenced to 30 years behind bars for murder of fellow traveller Jessie Smith". Cambridge News. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

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Coordinates: 52°12′25″N 0°08′12″E / 52.20698°N 0.136672°E / 52.20698; 0.136672

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