▁working ▁as ▁a ▁solic itor ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁St ip endi ary ▁Mag istr ate ▁for ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁district ▁of ▁London . ▁When , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁and ▁Metropolitan ▁St ip endi ary ▁Ben ches ▁merged , ▁Work man ▁was ▁made ▁Deput y ▁Senior ▁District ▁Judge . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Pen el ope ▁H ew itt ▁( C BE ), ▁Work man ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁as ▁the ▁Senior ▁District ▁Judge ▁and ▁Chief ▁Mag istr ate ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁District ▁Ben ch ▁in ▁the ▁Mag istr ates ▁Court , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁his ▁rôle ▁of ▁Deput y ▁Senior ▁District ▁Judge ▁by ▁D aph ne ▁W ick ham ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁As ▁Chief ▁Mag istr ate , ▁Mr . ▁Work man ▁chose ▁to ▁sit ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁Bow ▁Street ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court , ▁where ▁he ▁handled ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁all ▁extr ad ition ▁and ▁terror ism ▁cases ▁which ▁passed ▁through ▁his ▁juris diction , ▁until ▁that ▁Court ▁was ▁closed . ▁He ▁now ▁s its ▁at ▁City ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court , ▁which ▁rep laces ▁Hor se fer ry ▁Road ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Work man ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Inner ▁London ▁Pro b ation ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 9