A deputy district judge (DDJ) has been issued with formal advice for misconduct after he was caught speeding while ‘rushing’ to court.
DDJ Charles Crow received a total of nine penalty points on his driving licence arising from three separate speeding offences between November 2023 and March 2026.
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said the lady chief justice, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, with the lord chancellor Alex Norris’s agreement, issued Crow with the advice for misconduct after he voluntarily reported the offences.
Crow apologised and stated that he was embarrassed by his conduct. He also accepted responsibility and acknowledged that the offences amounted to misconduct.
He said that the speeding offences took place when he had been travelling to or from court and that rushing had been a factor.
To prevent recurrence, he has vowed instead to use public transport, improve his time management, and use speed-limiting controls when driving.
The Guide to Judicial Conduct requires judicial office-holders to show respect for the law and maintain the reputation and good standing of the judiciary.
Crow reported his speeding offences voluntarily and the matter was considered under the expedited Judicial Conduct Rules 2023.
The expedited process allows the JCIO to advise the lord chancellor and the lady chief justice that formal advice or a formal warning should be issued where the facts are not in dispute.
