A magistrate has been given a formal warning for misconduct, after she
declined to adjudicate on a same-sex parenting case.
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office ordered Susan Preston to stand
down from hearing future family cases, after she declined to sit on a case
involving same-sex parenting due to her personal
views.
It follows the story of Christian Legal Centre client Richard Page, who
was removed from the magistracy after he said during an adoption case that a
child’s best interests lie with being placed with a married mother and
father.
Richard Page is challenging his removal from the magistracy, as well as
his barring from his position as a non-executive director on an NHS
Trust. Christian Concern.
