The Sussex Family Justice Board is made up of members and observers that are listed here.
It meets quarterly to review and agree many of the protocols that are created by its members to guide and assist professionals and families.
| –SFJB Committee SF | At 1st March 2026 | |
| Name | Organisation | Role |
| Adam Smith | Barrister, 1COR | Board Member |
| Alison Carragher JP | Magistrates Association | Co-Chair Sussex Family Justices |
| Alison Harbour | Solicitor, Goodlaw Solicitors | Board Member |
| Andrew Pack | Senior Lawyer, BHCC | Representative for Local Authority |
| Ayisha Robertson | Barrister, Westgate Chambers | Co-Chair, Domestic Abuse sub-group |
| Beth Collins | Operations Manager, HMCTS | Board Member |
| Charlie Gibbs | WSCC | Co-Chair, Domestic Abuse sub-group |
| Delia Minoprio | Barrister, 1COR | Co-chair, Sussex Family Law Bar Association) |
| Emma Taylor | Solicitor, Goodlaw Solicitors | Board Member |
| Gemma Taylor | Barrister, 42BR | Co-Chair, SFJB |
| Helen Fitzsimons | Solicitors, Helen Fitzsimons Solicitors | Board Member |
| Jennifer Holloway | Sussex Police | Board Member |
| Jessica Lee | Barrister, 1GC | Board Member |
| Jim Collen | Sussex Police | Board Member |
| Johanne Simmonds | Senior Solicitor, ESCC | Representative for Local Authority |
| Kate Adams | Service Manager, Private Law, CAFCASS | Representative, CAFCASS Private Law |
| Kathy Cockburn | Delivery Manager, HMCTS | Board Member |
| Kelly Steele | Head of Service, WSCC | Board Member |
| Kieran Lyons | Assistant Director, Social Care, WSCC | Co-Chair SFJB |
| Kathy Marriott | Assistant Director, Early Help and Social Care | Board Member |
| Laura Bayley | Barrister, 1COR | Co-chair Sussex Family Law Bar Association |
| Linda Taylor | Barrister, Westgate Chambers | Chair, Private Law sub-group |
| Lore Riedel | Principal Social Worker, BHCC | Co-Chair, Quality Circle sub-group |
| Louise Walls | Barrister, Westgate Chambers | Chair, Police Disclosure sub-group |
| Lucy Fox | Manager, Public Law Sussex and Surrey, CAFCASS | Rep for CAFCASS Public Law |
| Martin Downs | Barrister, 1COR | Co-Chair, Quality Circle sub-group |
| Patrick Paisley | Barrister, 1GC | Board Member |
| Prity Patel | Principal Lawyer Children & Advocacy Team, ESCC | Representative for Local Authority |
| Rachel Gimson | Barrister, 1COR | Treasurer SFJB |
| Susan Hobden JP | JP, Magistrates Association | Board Member |
| Zoe Marchant | Solicitor, ESCC | Chair, Performance Committee sub-group |
| Observers | ||
| HHJ Robin Bedford | Designated Family Judge for Sussex | |
| HHJ Helen Lusty | Circuit Judge, Brighton Family Court |