In conversation with HHJ Patrick Perusko
HHJ Patrick Perusko discusses and shares his experiences from running the innovative Family Drugs and Alcohol Court (FDAC).
About the speaker
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HHJ Patrick Perusko Judge Perusko graduated from Northumbria University (then Newcastle Polytechnic) in 1984, and went on to take his Law Society Finals, also at Newcastle, qualifying as a solicitor in 1988. He specialised in Family Law in private practice. He was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 1998 and a District Judge in 2008. He was appointed a Circuit Judge in 2016. He sits in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire Family and County Courts dealing with Family and Court of Protection cases. |
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