The Faculty warmly welcomes the appointment of a large number of Cambridge graduates as King's Counsel on Friday last week.
These appointments are made by His Majesty The King on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, David Lammy MP, following consideration by the independent King’s Counsel (KC) Selection Panel.
The Lord Chancellor will preside over the appointment ceremony, where the rank will formally be bestowed upon successful applicants, at Westminster Hall in March 2026. Further details are available from the Ministry of Justice website.
The Cambridge graduates taking silk are as follows:
Alumni | Chambers | College |
| 4PB | St John's | |
| South Square | Jesus | |
| One Essex Court | Clare | |
Wilberforce | Emmanuel | |
Red Lion Chambers | Emmanuel | |
| Matrix Chambers | Pembroke | |
| Pump Court | King's | |
| Landmark Chambers | Churchill | |
| Erskine Chambers | Downing | |
| Mr Christopher James Sexton Knight | 11 King's Bench Walk | Queen's |
| Three Stone Chambers | Jesus | |
| Blackstone Chambers | Christ's | |
| XXIV Old Buildings | Gonville & Caius | |
| Radcliffe Chambers | Selwyn | |
| Old Square Chambers | Jesus | |
| Quadrant Chambers | Queen's | |
| One Essex Court | Christ's | |
| Linenhall Chambers | Christ's | |
| QEB Hollis Whiteman | Newnham | |
| Essex Court Chambers | Gonville & Caius | |
| 39 Essex Chambers | Peterhouse | |
| One Essex Court | Gonville & Caius | |
| Wilberforce Chambers | Emmanuel | |
| 7BR | Christ's | |
| King's Chambers | St John's | |
| Landmark Chambers | St John's | |
HHJ Emma Nott KC (Honoris Causa) | Circuit Judge at Oxford Crown Court | Selwyn |
If you are a Cambridge graduate who was awarded silk this year but do not feature on the list, then our records may be incomplete. We are always delighted to hear from our alumni, so please contact our Development Associate Federica Rebucci at Federica.Rebucci@admin.cam.ac.uk to update our information.