Hospice President

His Honour Judge John Roberts DL

President

His Honour John Roberts has been President of Wirral Hospice since November 2014 when he took over from Lady Stoddart.

His Honour is a native of Wirral having lived on the peninsula nearly all his life. He practised as a barrister on the Northern Circuit for 23 years with chambers in Liverpool. In 1993 he became a circuit judge sitting initially in Manchester and Bolton. In January 2002 he returned to his home city sitting in Liverpool Crown Court. He also sat at the Old Bailey. He retired from the bench in December 2012.

He joined Wirral Hospice as an Ambassador in December 2012 prior to his Presidency.

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