Peter Thornton (judge)
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Peter Thornton QC styled His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC is a Senior Circuit Judge at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
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Peter Thornton was appointed a a Circuit Judge on the South Eastern circuit on the 12th of November 2007.
Mr Thornton is the joint founder and former head of London's Doughty Street chambers.
replacing the City of London Coroner.
On the 29th of March 2001, the first day of the inquest with the jury present Thornton warned the jury not to conduct independent research on the internet, read press coverage on the internet or voice their views over Twitter or Facebook.. He also told the jury they would not be able to access the inquest transcripts on the grounds: "that is the way it is always done".
On the 30th of March 2011 Mr Thornton ruled the jury could ask questions [passed via notes] of witnesses.
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
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Peter Thornton was appointed a a Circuit Judge on the South Eastern circuit on the 12th of November 2007.
Mr Thornton is the joint founder and former head of London's Doughty Street chambers.
Role in the Tomlinson Inquest
Peter Thornton was appointed to preside over the inquest into the Death of Ian TomlinsonDeath of Ian Tomlinson
Ian Tomlinson was an English newspaper vendor who collapsed and died in the City of London after coming into contact with the police while on his way home from work during the 2009 G-20 summit protests. A first postmortem examination indicated he had suffered a heart attack and had died of natural...
replacing the City of London Coroner.
On the 29th of March 2001, the first day of the inquest with the jury present Thornton warned the jury not to conduct independent research on the internet, read press coverage on the internet or voice their views over Twitter or Facebook.. He also told the jury they would not be able to access the inquest transcripts on the grounds: "that is the way it is always done".
On the 30th of March 2011 Mr Thornton ruled the jury could ask questions [passed via notes] of witnesses.
Peter Thornton's Other Roles
- Chair of disciplinary appeals at University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and The Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
. - Bencher of the Middle TempleMiddle TempleThe Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
. - Contributing editor of Archbold, the leading criminal law textbook,
- On the board of the Criminal Law Review.
