Key facts
- Deputy District Judge Charles Crow received formal advice for misconduct.
- Crow was caught speeding three times between November 2023 and March 2026.
- The offenses resulted in nine penalty points on Crow's driving license.
- Crow admitted that rushing to or from court was a factor in the speeding.
- Crow has pledged to use public transport and improve time management to avoid future incidents.
Deputy District Judge Charles Crow has been issued with formal advice for misconduct by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) after being caught speeding on three separate occasions between November 2023 and March 2026. The offenses resulted in a total of nine penalty points on his driving license. Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, with the agreement of Lord Chancellor Alex Norris, issued the advice after Crow voluntarily reported the incidents. Crow apologized for his actions, acknowledging they amounted to misconduct and stating that rushing to or from court had been a factor. To prevent recurrence, he has committed to using public transport, improving his time management, and utilizing speed-limiting controls while driving. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office considered the matter under expedited rules, which allow for formal advice or warnings when facts are not in dispute. Separately, in 2018, a judge named Duncan Bould, 59, escaped a driving ban despite accumulating 12 points on his license for four offenses, including speeding and using a mobile phone. Bould was fined £500 and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge, with magistrates citing exceptional hardship due to his daughter's medical condition as the reason for not imposing a ban.