(Walter) Gareth Hawkesworth (born December 1949) is a Circuit Judge who became "Resident Judge" at Cambridge Crown Court in summer 2009. Hawkesworth was appointed to his position as a Judge on the South Eastern Circuit on 29 September 1999.[1][2]
Hawkesworth was called to the Bar (became a barrister) in 1972. He has worked with Cambridge Relate and Cambridge Neighbourhood Law Centre. He has been on the Legal Aid Committee and was appointed to the Parole Board in 2001 for three years.[3][4]
In June 2012, Hawkesworth gave a non-custodial sentence to a 14-year-old boy for the rape of a 4-year-old girl;[5] the sentence was criticised by the victim's family.[6]
Hawkesworth was appointed to the ceremonial civic position of Honorary Recorder of Cambridge when the position was revived in 2013. The appointment was made following a unanimous vote of Cambridge City councillors.[7][8]
Works
edit- Hawkesworth, Gareth (1994). Victims of Crime. Eagle Legal Self Help Packs. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 1898434107.
References
edit- ^ "List of members of the judiciary > Circuit Judge List". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "South Eastern Circuit Latest Reports". Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "New Appointments to the Parole Board" (Press release). Home Office. 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Probation Service". House of Commons Debates. Hansard. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Hawkesworth, Gareth (6 July 2012). "R -v- B Sentencing Remarks". Cambridge Crown Court. Sellers Legal Services. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ de Castella, Tom; Holt, Gerry (6 December 2012). "Prison sentences: How do judges decide them?". BBC News. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Reviving legal title which dates back to 15th century does justice to Cambridge". Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cambridge City Council, Thursday, 24th October, 2013". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- "Teen rapist spared jail after judge rules he was 'corrupted by internet porn, world and society'". Daily Telegraph, 3 July 2012
- "Judge berates city's violent drink culture", Cambridge News, 20 September 2012
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