▁to ▁the ▁Family ▁Division . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Ben ch ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Pres iding ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Wales ▁and ▁Ch ester ▁Circ uit ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Par ole ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Le ad ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Administr ative ▁Court ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Great ▁Western ▁Tra ins ▁following ▁the ▁South all ▁rail ▁crash ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁dismiss ed ▁charges ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁m ans la ugh ter , ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁ident ifiable ▁individual ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁guilty ▁of ▁gross ▁neg lig ence , ▁but ▁lev ied ▁a ▁then - record ▁fine ▁for ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁off ences ▁of ▁£ 1 . 5 m . ▁ ▁His ▁judgment ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁on ▁appeal . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁Scott ▁Baker ▁pres ided ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁A it ken ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁per j ury ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁A it ken ' s ▁lib el ▁suit ▁against ▁The ▁Guardian . ▁ ▁Scott ▁Baker ▁was ▁promoted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁becoming ▁a ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁of ▁App e al . ▁