Petition · past parliament
Remove District Judge Joanna Dickens from her position.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
For the Lack of sentence handed down to the young men who threw a rock through a Taxi window Fracturing the skull of a 77 year old woman...
District Judge Joanna Dickens said: "If you were adults you would all be going to jail today for a lengthy period of time, such is the seriousness
Read more at http://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2017/02/03/teenagers-jailed-after-stone-thrown-at-taxi-hit-pensioner-in-reckless-attack-watch/#IPFbpO7T6yawc2u7.99
Read more at http://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2017/02/03/teenagers-jailed-after-stone-thrown-at-taxi-hit-pensioner-in-reckless-attack-watch/#IPFbpO7T6yawc2u7.99
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
We can't accept petitions about appointments, which includes petitions calling for people to lose their jobs.
Sentences are the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of the Government and Parliament.
Anyone can ask the Attorney General to review a sentence they think is too low, and only one person needs to ask for a sentence to be reviewed. You can find out how to do that here:
https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-low-crown-court-sentence
Sentences are the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of the Government and Parliament.
Anyone can ask the Attorney General to review a sentence they think is too low, and only one person needs to ask for a sentence to be reviewed. You can find out how to do that here:
https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-low-crown-court-sentence
Timeline
| 3 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Feb 2017
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.