List of Lords Justices of Appeal
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- Lord Chief Justice
- Master of the Rolls
- President of the Queen's Bench Division
- President of the Family Division
- Chancellor of the High Court
- Supreme Court judges appointed from the Court of Appeal or who were eligible to serve on it when appointed to the Supreme Court
- Former Lord Chancellors, but only those who served before 12 June 2003[n 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord 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) |
| Master 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) |
| President 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) |
| President of the Family Division | Sir James Munby | 27 July 2018 | 11 January 2013 | Court of Appeal (12 October 2009) Family Division (22 May 2000) |
| Chancellor 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
- Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- List of High Court judges of England and Wales
- Senator of the College of Justice
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