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Alderman David Wootton Alderman David Wootton is elected to the Court of Assistants 8 July 2009 Alderman David Wootton is a solicitor, a partner since 1979 in Allen & Overy LLP, the international law firm based in London. He was elected in March 2002 as a Common Councilman in the City of London. From 2003-2005 he was Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Corporation of London and sat on the Policy & Resources and City Lands Committees. He also represented the Corporation of London on the Local Government Association. In July 2005 he was elected Alderman for the Ward of Langbourn in the City. He is also a Governor of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the City of London Academy (Southward) and a trustee of the City of London Festival. Away from the Corporation of London, he is involved in the Council of the National Trust, the development board of The Institute of Cancer Research, Jesus College Boat Club Trust, the Misys Charitable Foundation and the Charles Dickens Museum. He is a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Fletchers. He is also a Liveryman of the Solicitors, Clockmakers, Information Technologists and Glaziers Companies.

Dr. Peter Cannon Dr. Peter Cannon is elected to the Court 23 January 2008 Peter is a General Practitioner practicing in Loughborough. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and of the Royal Society of Medicine as well as a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (London). He is involved in a number of charitable activities including Rainbows Children's Hospice, Loughborough, MENPHYS (an organisation for children with mental and physical handicaps), Loughborough Homeless Project and he also provides support for local drug abuse voluntary services. A first aid instructor, Peter is interested in occupational health and is President of the Charnwood Amateur Boxing Club.

The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, AKC - Honorary Chaplain and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, AKC Honorary Chaplain and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral 21 November 2007 Born in Woburn, Bedfordshire in 1951. Educated at Dunstable Grammar school, King's College London and with a final year at St. Augustine's College Canterbury. Ordained Deacon in 1974 and Priest in 1975 in Canterbury Cathedral. Held the title St. Peter in Thanet between 1974-1979. Archdeacon of Portsmouth 1993 - 1999. Dean of Carlisle 1999 - 2003 and Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man 2003 - 2007. He is a Member of Ecclesiastical Law Society, Member of General Synod and Chairman of the Council for the Care of Churches.

Mr John Barber Court Assistant John Barber 3 October 2007 Born in Ilford, Essex in 1947, John was born into a family with strong connections to the Blacksmiths' Livery Company, his mother being the sister of Ronald Earey, Prime Warden in 1965 and Eric Earey, Prime Warden in 1980. John's career has been diverse, starting in property and moving into catering and antiques. John is currently the Chief Executive Officer of a Charitable Trust for the elderly in East London. In addition he is also a Governor of Carpenters Primary School in Stratford and a Parish Councillor of St Andrews by the Wardrobe.

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