Gareth Hawkesworth
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(Walter) Gareth Hawkesworth (born December 1949) is a Circuit Judge who became "Resident Judge" at Cambridge Crown Court in summer 2009. Hawkesworth was appointed to his position as a Judge on the South Eastern Circuit on 29 September 1999.[1][2]
Hawkesworth was called to the Bar (became a barrister) in 1972. He has worked with Cambridge Relate and Cambridge Neighbourhood Law Centre. He has been on the Legal Aid Committee and was appointed to the Parole Board in 2001 for three years.[3][4]
In June 2012, Hawkesworth gave a non-custodial sentence to a 14-year-old boy for the rape of a 4-year-old girl;[5] the sentence was criticised by the victim's family.[6]
Hawkesworth was appointed to the ceremonial civic position of Honorary Recorder of Cambridge when the position was revived in 2013. The appointment was made following a unanimous vote of Cambridge City councillors.[7][8]
