Suzanne Goddard

Suzanne Hazel Read Goddard QC (born 26 September 1963[1]) is a British judge.

Her Honour Judge

Suzanne Goddard

QC
Born26 September 1963  (age 58)
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer, judge 
Position heldrecorder (2002–), Queen's Counsel (2008–), circuit judge (2015–) 

She took A levels at Wrekin College and a degree in law at the University of Manchester.[2]

She was a member of Lincoln House Chambers, where she commenced pupillage in 1986.[3] She became a recorder in 2002,[2] a QC in 2008, and a circuit judge, on the Northern Circuit, in May 2015.[1][3][4]

Notable cases over which she presided include the 2020 trial of the serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga.[5][6]

She was defence barrister for television presenter Fred Talbot in 2015.[7]

References
  1. "Goddard, Suzanne Hazel Read, (Born 26 Sept. 1963), QC 2008a Circuit Judge, since 2015". Goddard, Suzanne Hazel Read, (born 26 Sept. 1963), QC 2008 a Circuit Judge, since 2015. Who's Who. 2015. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U264163. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "Northern Circuit Directory". Northern Circuit. 2004. p. 282. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. "Suzanne Goddard QC Appointed as Circuit Judge - Lincoln House Chambers". Lincoln House Chambers. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. "Circuit Judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. Pidd, Helen; Halliday, Josh (6 January 2020). "Reynhard Sinaga jailed for life for raping dozens of men in Manchester". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. Abbit, Beth (6 January 2020). "Everything judge told 'evil monster' Reynhard Sinaga as he's jailed for life". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. "Fred Talbot: 'Inconsistencies' in sex assault claims". BBC News. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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