Nottingham has a new top judge. Nirmal Shant KC, from Nottinghamshire, is due to take up the new role of Recorder of Nottingham, following the departure of Judge Gregory Dickinson who stood down in July. Legal Affairs Correspondent Rebecca Sherdley interviewed her
Judge Nirmal Shant KC was once advised that high street retail chain Woolworths was recruiting when she shared her dreams of becoming a lawyer with a careers advisor at school. But Judge Shant was resolute. She wanted to be a lawyer.
Now she due is be sworn in as the new Recorder of Nottingham - the highest appointed legal officer of the Crown within the Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire county. She has moved from her role as Honorary Recorder of Derby, a position she took up in 2016, which saw her dealing with the most high profile cases that have gone through the city's crown court over the past six years.
