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Our board of trustees

Elected by Magistrates’ Association (MA) members, the board of trustees is responsible for the governance of the organisation. Our trustees set the MA's strategic plan and budget and are legally accountable for our activities.

Meet our trustees

National Chair

David Ford JP, Mid and South Glamorgan

Deputy Chair

Jacqui MacDonald-Davis JP, Central and North London

Deputy Chair

Sarah Clarke JP, Buckinghamshire

Deputy Chair

Val Castell JP, Avon and Somerset

Honorary Treasurer

Robert Hawkins JP, North East London

Trustee

Sarah Butters, North and West Yorkshire

Trustee

Ben Paolozzi, North and West Yorkshire

Trustee

Patricia Willmott JP, Northamptonshire

Trustee

Luke Sambridge JP, North and West Yorkshire

Trustee

Paul Taylor JP, Essex

Trustee

Patricia White JP, Buckinghamshire

Trustee

Tracy Sortwell JP, Cambridgeshire