Anthony Collins Solicitors housing partner appointed as Midlands deputy district judge 

Helen Tucker, a partner in Anthony Collins Solicitors’ housing management team, has been appointed as a part-time deputy district judge (DDJ) for the Midlands Circuit.

Tucker will start sitting part-time in county courts in the circuit from early 2022. 

She will remain an active partner in ACS’s housing management team, co-leading the social purpose law firm’s housing litigation service supporting housing associations and local authorities in the delivery of their housing management operations.

Tucker follows in the footsteps of Rankeshwar Batta, a partner who is currently a deputy district judge on the North West Circuit, and Sarah Huntbach, a Senior Associate who sits as an assistant coroner.

Helen Tucker said: “I’m hugely honoured to be appointed as a deputy district judge for the Midlands Circuit. I’m looking forward to drawing on the experience I’ve gained at ACS over the years and learning a great deal more in this new role.”

The appointment is for five years and can be automatically extended by the Lord Chancellor for further successive terms of five years – subject to the office holder’s agreement and the retirement age of 70.

Peter Hubbard, senior partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors, said: “On behalf of everyone at ACS, we’d like to congratulate Helen on her appointment as a deputy district judge. We are proud to support our staff and partners who pursue part-time judicial roles and recognise the importance of doing so to support the administration of justice by our court service and judiciary.”

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