Bradford Magistrates Court has seen the appointment of 16 new justices to the Bench.

They were added to the team of Justices who serve on the Bench by an instrument signed by the Lord Chancellor on April 11.

The new justices are currently undergoing basic training and will be sworn in before His Honour Judge Gullick at a ceremony at the Magistrates Court at 3pm on Wednesday, August 15.

The new magistrates will be Sandra Antcliffe, Andrew Bailey-Cawood, Ghazala Boota, Paul Broomhead, Ghulam Butt, Michael Clewes, David Dargue, Susan Doran, Nina Gunson, Maragaret Horsfall, Isabelle Hudman, David McKay, Mark Morrison, Janette Thompson, Jill Venables and Alistair Vigus.