Ian Galen Darling (born 27 October 1962) is a British Circuit judge.[1]

Career

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Darling was educated at Winchester College and King's College London (LLB, 1984).[2] He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1985 and served as a Recorder from 2003 to 2009.[3]

Darling has been a judge at Inner London, Blackfriars, Snaresbrook and Wood Green Crown Courts.[4]

Family

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Darling has two children, Alfie and Athena born in 2004 and 2006 respectively.

His late mother, Ann Darling OBE, was a magistrate. His late brother Paul Darling was a KC.

References

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  1. ^ "Lawyer achieves his judge dream". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ^ ‘DARLING, Ian Galen’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  3. ^ "Ian Galen DARLING". Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Legal news: Appointments". 17 March 2024. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 17 March 2024.