His Honour Judge Timothy Clayson joined the Board of Trustees at Rochdale Connections Trust in 2008 and is the Treasurer.

Tim's working background is within the criminal justice system. He worked as a Recorder between 1996 and 2004. In 2001 he was appointed as a United Nations International Judge in the Supreme Court in Kosovo. Since 2004 he has been a Circuit Judge on the Northern Circuit, dealing with all forms of criminal work. He was appointed as Judge of the Senior Court for the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus, before being appointed as the Resident Presiding Judge at Bolton Crown Court in 2012.