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It is with ‘some regret’ that one of Manchester’s most senior judges, Judge John Potter, has hung up his wig and robes.

After the last 30 plus years in the legal sector, Judge Potter accepts that now the ‘time feels right’ as he embarks on the next chapter of his life.

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News , the senior judge, who had presided across both of Manchester’s Crown courts, has looked back on his career and what the future holds for the criminal justice system.

He began his legal career studying law in Nottingham Trent Polytechnic, before working a short time in London. Moving up north, he trained as a solicitor with Manchester firm, Platt Halpern.

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Judge Potter then became a partner of the practice in

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