Masters of the Bench

His Honour Judge Michael Hopmeier

Called in July 1974, Michael sits as a Circuit Judge at Kingston- upon- Thames Crown Court, mainly on fraud cases.  He was appointed Visiting Professor at City University, London in March 2014. He has been an advocacy trainer for some years and regularly marshalls students of the Inn. He lectures at the Judicial College and also abroad at international seminars on Confiscation and fighting economic crime. He is a Diversity and Community Relations Judge in Surrey and a European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) Regional  Coordinator for the South East. He serves on the committees of the Wadham College Law Society and the European Criminal Lawyers Association (ECLA UK). Michael is co-Editor of the 4th Edition of Millington and Sutherland Williams on “the Proceeds of Crime” published by OUP in September 2013.