Mark Emerton
Biography
Mark retired as an Employment Judge in early 2024, having also sat in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, and as a Judge Advocate. He was a Board Member of the Judicial College, and is an experienced trainer, having trained judges of all court and tribunal jurisdictions. He chaired the Judicial Standing Committee at the multi-jurisdictional Havant Justice Centre, and also served as a Diversity and Community Relations Judge.
Earlier in his career, Mark was a seagoing naval officer, during which time he qualified as a barrister. He left the RN to become a Commissioner at the Criminal Cases Review Commission, investigating suspected miscarriages of justice, before being appointed as a salaried judge.
Mark has held a wide range of non-executive roles, including sitting on the body responsible for advising on Church of England clergy stipends. He is currently a Governor of the University of Lincoln, and an Independent Member of a Committee at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is the Senior Non-Executive Member of Chapter of Portsmouth Cathedral, Vice Chair of Trustees at Veterans Outreach Support, and a Bencher of Gray’s Inn. He has LLMs in Business Law and Canon Law, and a research interest in human rights and freedom of religion.
Appointed: 29 October 2024 Term ends: 31 October 2029
SSRB Member
The Review Body on Senior Salaries provides independent advice to the Prime Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the Secretary of State for Defence, the Secretary of State for Health and the Home Secretary on the pay of: the judiciary; senior civil servants; senior officers of the armed forces; certain senior managers in the NHS; Police and Crime Commissioners; chief police officers; and other such public appointments as may from time to time be specified.