District Judge Julie Exton, who sits at Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre, has been elected President of the Association of Her Majesty's District Judges. She is currently the judge in charge of one of the very few Family Drug and Alcohol Courts outside London. She became a full-time judge in 1999. District Judge Paul Ayers, who sits at Bedford, is Senior Vice-President; and District Judge Heather Johns, who sits at Barnet, is Junior Vice-President.