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The Court 2025
Past Master John Hammond (1993)
Past Master Julian Crispin (1995)
Past Master Andrew Collins TD (1996)
Past Master Nicholas Crispin (1997)
Past Master John Allen (Almoner) (1998)
Past Master James Thomas (2004)
Past Master Lawrence Turner OBE (2005)
Past Master Antony O’Hagan TD, DL (2006)
Past Master Jeremy Connor KC (2007)
Past Master John Hayes (Curator) (2010)
Past Master John Hughes (2012)
Past Master Patrick King (2013)
Past Master Doug Clasby (2014)
Past Master John Naylor  (2015)
Past Master Rear Admiral Paul Hoddinott CB OBE (2016)
Past Master Marshall Blaker * (Librarian)  (2017)
Past Master Michael Smith * (2018)
Past Master Dr Jeff Bines * (2019)
Past Master Colin Bramall * (2020/1)
Past Master Jonathan Bewes * (2022)
Past Master Peter Dove * (2023)
The Master Mike Lakin * (2024)
The Free Warden Antony Robson *
The Foreign Warden Dinesh Naidu *
Assistant Chris Turner *
Assistant Richard Jeffery *
Assistant Gary Blaker KC (Military Liaison Officer)*
Assistant HH Nicholas Cooke KC*
Assistant Judith Mosely  (Comptroller)*
Assistant Bob Gatehouse*
Assistant Ian Block*
Assistant Carole Plant (Livery Committee Chairman)*
Assistant Mark Scogings (Hall Committee Chairman)*
Assistant Phillip Payne*
Assistant Antoinette Hayes*
Assistant Mark Jukes*
Assistant Dr Helen Marr*
Assistant Jacqueline Riley*
Assistant Honoris Causa Anne-Marie Benson (Keeper of the Fans)
Assistant Honoris Causa Richard King (CEO of the Fan Makers' Charity Fund) 

*Voting members of Court
GP & FC members in bold

Court Selection Committee: Past Master John Hayes (Chairman)
Past Master John Hughes
Past Master Marshall Blaker
The Master
The Free Warden

Climate & Biodiversity Committee: Liveryman Peter Anderson (Chairman)
Past Master John Naylor
The Master Mike Lakin
Liveryman Dr Helen Marr
Liveryman Ruth Carter
Liveryman Tim Hayes
Liveryman Paul Eslinger  

Hall Committee: Assistant Mark Scogings (Chairman)
Past Master Peter Dove
Master Antony Robson
  
The Livery Committee:  Carole Plant (Chairman)
 
Communications portfolio: Assistant Mark Jukes 
 Recruitment portfolio: TBC
Retention portfolio: Assistant Mark Scogings
Events portfolio: Assistant Mark Jukes 
Social Media: Liveryman Carole Plant

 Almoner: Past Master John Allen
Curator: Past Master John Hayes
Comptroller: Assistant Judith Mosely
 Keeper of the Fans: Assistant HC Anne-Marie Benson
Librarian: Past Master Marshall Blaker
Young Members Group: Liveryman James Robson & Freeman Rachel Gatehouse
Military Liaison Officer: Assistant Gary Blaker KC
Golf Society: Liveryman Ken Burrage
Shooting Society: Liveryman Richard Lovell

Updated June 2025

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