CILEX Fellow makes legal history

Johnson, currently a part-time judge of the First-tier Tribunal assigned to the Social Entitlement Chamber, as well as an associate at Ashfords in Exeter, will become a full-time, salaried district tribunal judge on 14 June.

Johnson said: ‘The last two years sitting as a part-time judge have been hugely rewarding. My work in the Social Entitlement Chamber means I hear cases that have a profound impact on people’s lives, taking decisions relating to disability benefit appeals where individuals are often representing themselves.’

There are currently six other CILEX Fellows sitting as judges as well as 12 solicitors who initially qualified through CILEX, some of whom are also full-time judges.