List of judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are the Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal. These puisne judges serve with the ex officio members of the court:[1]
- 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]
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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 and Lady Justice awaiting appointment to the Privy Council are noted.
The Senior Courts Act 1981 limited in principle the total number of Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal;[1] it was raised by one to 39 by The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2015 (the Act allows for such Orders). The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 mandates that, along with other senior judges throughout the UK, they 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); they are listed at Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom:
Office | Judge | Alma mater | Mandatory retirement | Date of appointment | Prior roles |
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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales | The Lord Burnett of Maldon | Pembroke College, Oxford | 28 February 2028 | 2 October 2017 | Court of Appeal (6 October 2014) Queen's Bench (12 May 2008) |
Master of the Rolls | Sir Terence Etherton | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | 21 June 2021 | 3 October 2016 | Chancellor of the High Court (11 January 2013) Court of Appeal (29 September 2008) Chancery Division (11 January 2001) |
President of the Queen's Bench Division | Dame Victoria Sharp | University of Bristol | 8 February 2026 | 23 June 2019 | Court of Appeal (1 October 2013) Queen's Bench (13 January 2009) |
President of the Family Division | Sir Andrew McFarlane | Collingwood College, Durham | 20 June 2024 | 28 July 2018 | Court of Appeal (28 July 2011) Family Division (18 April 2005) |
Chancellor of the High Court | Sir Geoffrey Vos | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | 22 April 2025 | 24 October 2016 | Court of Appeal (1 October 2013) Chancery Division (27 October 2009) |
List of judges of the Court of Appeal
As of 20 June 2020 there are 38 Judges on the court: 29 Lord Justices of Appeal and 9 Lady Justices of Appeal.[2]
Lord/Lady Justice | Alma mater | Mandatory retirement | Date of appointment | High Court appointment | High Court division | Other roles | |
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1 | Sir Nicholas Patten | Christ Church, Oxford | 7 August 2020 | 4 June 2009 | 2 October 2000 | Chancery | |
2 | Dame Anne Rafferty | University of Sheffield | 26 July 2020 | 5 July 2011 | 21 February 2000 | Queen's Bench | Chairman ofthe Judicial College
Vice-chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission |
3 | Sir Nigel Davis | University College, Oxford | 10 March 2021 | 3 October 2011 | 1 October 2001 | Queen's Bench | |
4 | Sir Kim Lewison | Downing College, Cambridge | 1 May 2022 | 3 October 2011 | 29 April 2003 | Chancery | |
5 | Sir Richard McCombe | Downing College, Cambridge | 23 September 2022 | 26 October 2012 | 11 January 2001 | Queen's Bench | |
6 | Sir Ernest Ryder | Peterhouse, Cambridge | 19 December 2027 | 9 April 2013 | 4 May 2004 | Family | Senior President of Tribunals |
7 | Sir Nicholas Underhill | New College, Oxford | 12 May 2022 | 9 April 2013 | 20 January 2006 | Queen's Bench | Vice-President of the Civil Division |
8 | Sir Christopher Floyd | Trinity College, Cambridge | 20 December 2021 | 9 April 2013 | 8 November 2007 | Chancery | |
9 | Sir Adrian Fulford | University of Southampton | 8 January 2023 | 10 May 2013 | 21 November 2002 | Queen's Bench | Vice-President of the Criminal Division. |
10 | Dame Julia Macur | University of Sheffield | 17 April 2027 | 31 July 2013 | 3 October 2005 | Family | |
11 | Sir David Bean | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | 25 March 2024 | 1 October 2014 | 19 July 2004 | Queen's Bench | |
12 | Dame Eleanor King | University of Hull | 13 September 2027 | 1 October 2014 | 4 April 2008 | Family | |
13 | Sir Keith Lindblom | St John's College, Oxford | 20 September 2026 | 2 November 2015 | 4 October 2010 | Queen's Bench | |
14 | Sir David Richards | Trinity College, Cambridge | 9 June 2021 | 16 November 2015 | 1 October 2003 | Chancery | |
15 | Sir Stephen Irwin | Jesus College, Cambridge | 5 February 2023 | 4 October 2016 | 18 May 2006 | Queen's Bench | |
16 | Sir Launcelot Henderson | Balliol College, Oxford | 20 November 2021 | 3 November 2016 | 11 January 2007 | Chancery | |
17 | Sir Julian Flaux | Worcester College, Oxford | 11 May 2025 | 8 December 2016 | 14 May 2007 | Queen's Bench | |
18 | Dame Kathryn [Kate] Thirlwall | University of Bristol Northumbria University | 21 November 2027 | 1 February 2017 | 13 April 2010 | Queen's Bench | Senior Presiding Judge |
19 | Sir Gary Hickinbottom | University College, Oxford | 22 December 2025 | 15 March 2017 | 13 January 2009 | Queen's Bench | |
20 | Sir Andrew Moylan | University of Oxford | 23 June 2023 | 29 March 2017 | 23 February 2007 | Family | |
21 | Sir Timothy Holroyde | Wadham College, Oxford | 18 August 2025 | 2 October 2017 | 13 January 2009 | Queen's Bench | Chairman of the Sentencing Council |
22 | Sir Peter Jackson | Brasenose College, Oxford | 9 December 2025 | 2 October 2017 | 1 October 2010 | Family | |
23 | Sir Guy Newey | Queens' College, Cambridge | 21 January 2029 | 2 October 2017 | 12 January 2010 | Chancery | |
24 | Sir Rabinder Singh | Trinity College, Cambridge University of California, Berkeley |
6 March 2034 | 2 October 2017 | 3 October 2011 | Queen's Bench | |
25 | Dame Sarah Asplin | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
16 September 2029 | 2 October 2017 | 1 October 2012 | Chancery | |
26 | Sir Peter Coulson | University of Keele | 31 March 2028 | 8 March 2018 | 14 January 2008 | Queen's Bench | Deputy Head of Civil Justice |
27 | Sir Jonathan Baker | St John's College, Cambridge | 5 August 2025 | 1 October 2018 | 2 November 2009 | Family | |
28 | Dame Nicola Davies | University of Birmingham | 13 March 2023 | 1 October 2018 | 22 January 2010 | Queen's Bench | |
29 | Sir Charles Haddon-Cave | Pembroke College, Cambridge | 20 March 2026 | 1 October 2018 | 31 October 2011 | Queen's Bench | Deputy Senior Presiding Judge |
30 | Sir Nicholas Green | University of Leicester University of Toronto University of Southampton |
14 October 2028 | 1 October 2018 | 1 October 2013 | Queen's Bench | Chairman of the Law Commission |
31 | Sir Stephen Males | St John's College, Cambridge | 23 November 2025 | 14 January 2019 | 1 October 2012 | Queen's Bench | |
32 | Dame Vivien Rose | University of Cambridge University of Oxford |
30 April 2030 | 14 January 2019 | 13 May 2013 | Chancery | |
33 | Dame Ingrid Simler | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University of Amsterdam |
17 September 2033 | 2 July 2019 | 28 October 2013 | Queen's Bench | |
34 | Sir Richard Arnold | Magdalen College, Oxford University of Westminster |
23 June 2031 | 1 October 2019 | 1 October 2008 | Chancery | |
35 | Sir Andrew Popplewell | Downing College, Cambridge | 14 January 2029 | 19 October 2019 | 3 October 2011 | Queen's Bench | |
36 | Sir James Dingemans | Mansfield College, Oxford | 25 June 2034 | 21 October 2019 | 10 June 2013 | Queen's Bench | |
37 | Sir Stephen Phillips | University College, Oxford | 10 October 2031 | 13 January 2020 | 1 October 2013 | Queen’s Bench | |
38 | Dame Sue Carr | Trinity College, Cambridge | 1 September 2034 | 21 April 2020 | 14 June 2013 | Queen’s Bench |
See also
Notes
- That is, Lord Mackay of Clashfern and Lord Irvine of Lairg.
References
- Senior Courts Act 1981, s 2. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Senior Judiciary". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2019.