The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment, for 3 years from 1 July 2025, of Josephine Maguire as Chair of the Judicial Pension Board.

Josephine Maguire is a Trustee of the DH&S Retirement and Death Benefits Plan and the Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Pension Fund. Previously, she was a Pensions Assurance director with PwC and an Executive Director of the Pensions Research Accountants Group.

In January, she was appointed as the as the Independent Pensions Specialist to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Pension Board

Ms Maguire has been Interim Chair of the Judicial Pension Board since 20 May.

The Judicial Pension Board, established under the Judicial Pension Regulations 2015), helps the Lord Chancellor manage and govern the Judicial Pension Schemes by: ensuring they comply with the requirements of the Pensions Regulator; considering appeals and complaints; and making recommendations in internal dispute processes.

Appointments are made, by the Lord Chancellor, under the Judicial Pension Regulations 2015 and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. This appointment has been made in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.