Graham Humby has been appointed as a Board Member of the Courts Board for Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Appointments to Courts Boards are public appointments made by the Lord Chancellor and members hold a statutory office under the Courts Act 2003. The appointment has been approved by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State as from the 1 April 2010.

The Role of Courts Boards is to scrutinise, review and make recommendations about the way in which the courts are being run in their area. The main focuses of Courts Board meetings are the area's draft and final business plans which involves how national plans and performance targets are delivered locally working with Area Directors, who are responsible for the courts administration in each area, in reviewing and implementing these plans.

The Boards consider performance reports on achievement, regularly during the year, against national and local objectives and standards; develop a clear understanding of successes and failings; and engage with the Area Director to ensure a strategy is formulated, the reasons underlying the performance and where appropriate, recommend action.

Their role also includes contributing to decisions on where courts are located, improving customer service and how the best use can be made of resources to deliver a high level of service across the jurisdictions: civil, criminal and family - in essence taking an overall view of the work of the courts in the area.

As the former Senior Partner of a national law firm based in London and Principal of a niche London practice Graham has considerable experience in governance, and implementing business policies and plans. He retired early from full time practice towards the end of 2008 to fulfil a long held ambition to teach law at a university. He also sits as a Solicitor Assessor (Civil) in the High Court on Costs Appeals and undertakes other national and local community commitments. He continues to practice as a lawyer on a consultancy basis.