Joanna Greenberg

Mrs Justice Greenberg
KC
Circuit judge
In office
15 July 2014 – 29 November 2025
Appointed byElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1950-11-28) 28 November 1950

Joanna Elishever Gabrielle Greenberg (born 28 November 1950) is a British retired judge who sat on the circuit court.

Biography

In 1972, she was called to the bar at Gray's Inn.[1] In 1997, she was appointed to the police appeals tribunal.[1] She was a judge involved in the trial of MEP Ashley Mote.[2] In 2007, she appeared on the BBC programme The Verdict.[3]

Greenberg was appointed a circuit judge by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she ruled for a defendant with reported symptoms to appear in person.[5] She retired from the circuit bench in 2025.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Circuit Bench Retirement: Greenberg KC". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  2. ↑ Daily Express, Euro MP in '70,000 benefits swindle', 21 July 2007.
  3. ↑ Bindel, Julie (12 February 2007). "The Verdict: guilty of turning rape into entertainment". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Judicial changes". The Times. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Kirk, Tristan (2020-11-17). "Outcry as judge orders defendant with Covid symptoms to appear in the dock". The Standard. Retrieved 2026-07-21.