Editing Old Bailey (section)

==Judges==
{{See also|Recorder of London}}
All judges sitting in the Old Bailey are [[Judge#United Kingdom|addressed]] as "[[Lord#Judiciary|My Lord]]" or "My Lady", whether they are [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court]], [[Circuit judge (England and Wales)|circuit judge]]s or [[Recorder (judge)|recorders]]. The [[Lord Mayor of London|Lord Mayor]] and [[alderman|aldermen]] of the City of London are entitled to sit on the judges' bench during a hearing but do not participate in hearings. Where a ceremonial tradition is followed, a judge, sitting solo, will sit off-centre in case the Lord Mayor should decide to come in, in which case they would take the centre chair. The most senior ''permanent'' judge of the Central Criminal Court has the title of [[Recorder of London]], and their deputy has the title of [[Common Serjeant of London]]. The position of "Recorder of London" is distinct from that of a [[Recorder (judge)|recorder]], which is a part-time judicial office, holders of which sit part-time as judges of the Crown Court or County Court. The recent Recorders of London have been:

* 1975–1990 – Sir [[James Miskin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-james-miskin-1468603.html|title=Obituary: Sir James Miskin|work=The Independent|date=20 December 1993}}</ref>
* 1990–1998 – Sir [[Lawrence Verney]]
* 1998–2004 – [[Michael Hyam]]
* 2004–2013 – [[Peter Beaumont (judge)|Peter Beaumont]]
* 2013–2015 – [[Brian Barker]]
* 2015–2019 – [[Nicholas Hilliard (judge)|Nicholas Hilliard]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61107|page=162|date=8 January 2015}}</ref>
* 2020–present – [[Mark Lucraft]]