Masters of the Bench

David Stockdale is a former Senior Circuit Judge.  Called in 1975, he practised in Manchester, principally in common law civil work, taking silk in 1995.  He was elected a Bencher in 2003.  In 2010 he became a Circuit Judge and in 2013 was appointed Resident Judge at Manchester Crown Court and the Honorary Recorder of Manchester.  He also sat as a Deputy High Court Judge and as a judge of the CACD.  He retired in 2020.