List of Lords Justices of Appeal

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lords Justices of Appeal are the puisne judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. They serve with the ex officio members of the court:[1]

Judges of the Court of Appeal are made members of the Privy Council within months of appointment, enabling them to serve as members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and entitling them to the style The Right Honourable. Because all members of the court are appointed to the Privy Council, that style is omitted, but new Lords Justices awaiting appointment to the Privy Council are noted.

The Senior Courts Act 1981 limits the number of Lords Justices of Appeal to 38,[1] (amended (without changing the act's text) by The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2015 to 39) and the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 mandates that they, along with other senior judges throughout the UK retire at 70 years of age. Judges appointed before 31 March 1995 are excepted and may wait to retire at 75.

Ex officio judges

These are the ex officio judges of the Court of Appeal excepting the qualifying justices of the Supreme Court (the judges appointed from England and Wales, including Lord Sumption); they are listed at Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom#Current Justices:

Office Judge Mandatory retirement Date of appointment Prior roles
1Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales The Lord Thomas of
Cwmgiedd		 20 October 2017 1 October 2013 President of the Queen's Bench Division (3 October 2011)
Court of Appeal (14 July 2003)
Queen's Bench (11 January 1996)
2Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson 31 July 2018[n 2] 1 October 2012 Justice of the Supreme Court (12 April 2010)
Court of Appeal (11 January 2001)
Queen's Bench (30 March 1993)
3President of the Queen's Bench Division Sir Brian Leveson 22 June 2019 1 October 2013 Court of Appeal (2 October 2006)
Queen's Bench (23 October 2000)
4President of the Family Division Sir James Munby 27 July 2018 11 January 2013 Court of Appeal (12 October 2009)
Family Division (22 May 2000)
5Chancellor of the High Court Sir Terence Etherton 21 June 2021 11 January 2013 Court of Appeal (29 September 2008)
Chancery Division (11 January 2001)

List of Lords Justices

There are currently 39 Lords Justices of Appeal.[2]

Lord Justice Mandatory
retirement		 Date of
appointment		 High Court
appointment		 High Court
division		 Other roles
1 Sir John Laws[n 2] 10 May 2020 12 January 1999 15 January 1992 Queen's Bench
2 Dame Mary Arden[n 2] 23 January 2022 2 October 2000 30 April 1993 Chancery
3 Sir Andrew Longmore[n 2] 25 August 2019 11 January 2001 25 October 1993 Queen's Bench
4 Sir Martin Moore-Bick 6 December 2016 7 April 2005 2 October 1995 Queen's Bench Vice-President of the Civil Division
5 Sir Stephen Richards 8 December 2020 3 October 2005 1 December 1997 Queen's Bench
6 Dame Heather Hallett 16 December 2019 3 October 2005 14 April 1999 Queen's Bench Vice-President of the Criminal Division
7 Sir Rupert Jackson 7 March 2018 2 October 2008 12 January 1999 Queen's Bench
8 Sir Patrick Elias 28 March 2017 3 February 2009 4 May 1999 Queen's Bench
9 Sir Nicholas Patten 7 August 2020 4 June 2009 2 October 2000 Chancery
10 Sir Christopher Pitchford 28 March 2017 12 January 2010 28 September 2000 Queen's Bench
11 Dame Jill Black 1 June 2024 15 June 2010 4 October 1999 Family
12 Sir Stephen Tomlinson 29 March 2022 9 July 2010 2 May 2000 Queen's Bench
13 Sir Peter Gross 13 February 2022 9 July 2010 1 October 2001 Queen's Bench Senior Presiding Judge
14 Dame Anne Rafferty 26 February 2020 5 July 2011 21 February 2000 Queen's Bench Chair of the Judicial College
15 Sir Andrew McFarlane 20 June 2024 28 July 2011 18 April 2005 Family
16 Sir Nigel Davis 10 March 2021 3 October 2011 1 October 2001 Queen's Bench
17 Sir Kim Lewison 1 May 2022 3 October 2011 29 April 2003 Chancery
18 Sir David Kitchin 30 April 2025 3 October 2011 3 October 2005 Chancery
19 Sir David Lloyd Jones 31 July 2022 1 October 2012 3 October 2005 Queen's Bench
20 Sir Colman Treacy 28 July 2019 1 October 2012 1 October 2002 Queen's Bench Chairman of the Sentencing Council
21 Sir Richard McCombe 23 September 2022 26 October 2012 11 January 2001 Queen's Bench
22 Sir Jack Beatson 3 November 2018 11 January 2013 29 April 2004 Queen's Bench
23 Dame Elizabeth Gloster 5 June 2019 9 April 2013 21 April 2004 Queen's Bench
24 Sir Ernest Ryder 19 December 2027 9 April 2013 4 May 2004 Family Senior President of Tribunals
25 Sir Nicholas Underhill 12 May 2022 9 April 2013 20 January 2006 Queen's Bench
26 Sir Michael Briggs 23 December 2024 9 April 2013 3 July 2006 Chancery
27 Sir Christopher Floyd 20 December 2021 9 April 2013 8 November 2007 Chancery
28 Sir Adrian Fulford 8 January 2023 10 May 2013 21 November 2002 Queen's Bench
29 Dame Julia Macur 17 April 2027 31 July 2013 3 October 2005 Family
30 Sir Christopher Clarke 14 March 2017 1 October 2013 11 January 2005 Queen's Bench
31 Dame Victoria Sharp 8 February 2026 1 October 2013 13 January 2009 Queen's Bench Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division
32 Sir Geoffrey Vos 22 April 2025 1 October 2013 27 October 2009 Chancery
33 Sir David Bean 25 March 2024 1 October 2014 19 July 2004 Queen's Bench Chairman of the Law Commission
34 Dame Eleanor King 13 September 2027 1 October 2014 4 April 2008 Family
35 Sir Ian Burnett 28 February 2028 1 October 2014 12 May 2008 Queen's Bench
36 Sir Philip Sales 11 February 2032 10 November 2014 1 October 2008 Chancery
37 Sir Peregrine Simon 20 June 2020 1 October 2015 1 October 2002 Queen's Bench
38 Sir Keith Lindblom 20 September 2026 2 November 2015 4 October 2010 Queen's Bench
39 Sir David Richards 9 June 2021 16 November 2015 1 October 2003 Chancery

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ That is, Lord Mackay of Clashfern and Lord Irvine of Lairg.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appointed a senior judge before 31 March 1995, thus mandatory retirement at 75 rather than 70.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Senior Courts Act 1981, s 2. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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