List of High Court judges of England and Wales

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates

Template:CourtsEnglandWales This is a list of justices of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the puisne judges of the court. They serve in addition to the High Court's ex officio members:<ref name="SCA1981 s4">Senior Courts Act 1981, s 4(1).</ref>

In addition to the justices, Masters of the High Court (King's Bench Masters, Chancery Masters, Taxing Masters/Costs Judges) and Insolvency and Companies Court Judges also form part of the judiciary of the High Court. Decisions of justices, masters and of Insolvency and Companies Court Judges are of equal standing, both types being judges of the High Court sitting at first instance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Within months of appointment, male justices are made Knights Bachelor, and female justices are made Dame Commanders of the British Empire (DBE). In addition, all High Court judges are entitled to the judicial style Mr/Mrs/Ms Justice X.

The number of justices of the High Court is limited to 108,<ref group="n">The Senior Courts Act 1981 specifies 80,<ref name="SCA1981 s4" /> but that has been amended (without changing the act's text) by The Maximum number of Judges Order 2003<ref>2003/775 art 2.</ref> to 108. High Court judges sitting on the European Court of Human Rights do not count against the total under the Human Rights Act 1998,<ref name="HRA">s 18(4).</ref> and judges sitting on other courts are excluded by virtue of the Access to Justice Act 1999.<ref name="AJA">s 68(3).</ref> Recently, this has applied to Nicolas Bratza in respect of the ECHR and Sir Adrian Fulford, who was serving on the International Criminal Court; at the time there were, therefore, 110 judges.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} (explaining there are 73 QBD, 18 CD, and 19 FD judges, which totals 110)</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Such seconded judges do not receive a salary as a judge of High Court.<ref name="HRA" /><ref name="AJA" /></ref> and the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 mandates that they retire at 75.Template:Cn

List of current judges

Category:Articles with hCards

Judge Mandatory retirement Date of appointment Division Role
1 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
2 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
3 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
4 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
5 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
6 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
7 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
8 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
9 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
10 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
11 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
12 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
13 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
14 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
15 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
16 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
17 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
18 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
19 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
20 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
21 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
22 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
23 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Judge in Charge of the Admiralty Court
24 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
25 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
26 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
27 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
28 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
29 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
30 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
31 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
32 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
33 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Judge in Charge King's Bench civil list
34 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
35 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
36 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
37 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Judge in Charge Technology and Construction Court
38 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
39 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
40 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
41 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
42 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
43 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
44 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
45 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
46 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
47 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
48 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
49 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
50 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
51 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
52 Sir Jeremy Johnson Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench<ref>Notice of knighthood of Sir Jeremy Johnson, the gazette.co.uk. Accessed 28 July 2023.</ref>
53 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Judge in charge of the Administrative Court
54 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Judge in charge of the Media and Communications list
55 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
56 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Judge in Charge Commercial Court
57 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
58 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
59 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
60 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
61 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery Judge in Charge Intellectual Property
62 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
63 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
64 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
65 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
66 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
67 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
68 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court
69 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
70 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
71 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
72 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
73 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
74 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
75 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
76 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery President of the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal
77 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
78 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
79 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench lPresident of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal
80 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
81 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster
82 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
83 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
84 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
85 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
86 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
87 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Chancery
88 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
89 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
90 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
91 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
92 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Family
93 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
94 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
95 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench Planning Liaison Judge
96 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
97 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
98 Template:Sortname Template:Dts King's Bench
99 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Chancery President of the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal
100 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
101 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
102 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Family
103 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts Chancery
104 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
105 Template:Sortname Template:Dts King's Bench
106 Template:Sortname Template:Dts Template:Dts King's Bench
107 Sir Gavin Mansfield 3 November 2025 King's Bench

Former judges

Common Pleas Division (1875–81)

The Common Pleas Division was one of the original divisions of the High Court. It was created in 1875 through the merger of the Court of Common Pleas into the High Court. The five existing Justices of the Common Pleas were transferred to the new Common Pleas Division, and retained their previous titles until they left office. The Common Pleas Division was merged into the King's Bench Division in 1881, and all of its remaining Justices were transferred to the latter.

The head of the Division was the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; the post was abolished along with the Common Pleas Division in 1881, and its powers vested in the Lord Chief Justice.

Name Known as Division In succession to Term began Term ended Reason Notes
Sir William Baliol Brett Mr Justice Brett Common Pleas None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) 1 November 1875 24 October 1876 Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal MP for Helston 1866–68; Solicitor General 1868; Lord Justice of Appeal 1876–83; PC 1876; Master of the Rolls 1883–97; created Baron Esher in 1885; created Viscount Esher in 1897
Sir William Robert Grove Mr Justice Grove Common Pleas None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) 1 November 1875 26 February 1881 Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1871–75; PC 1887
King's Bench None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 2 September 1887 Resignation
Hon George Denman Mr Justice Denman Common Pleas None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) 1 November 1875 26 February 1881 Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division MP for Tiverton 1859–65 and 1866–72; Justice of the Common Pleas 1872–75; refused knighthood upon appointment; PC 1893

[XXXFamilyXXX]

King's Bench None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 17 October 1892 Resignation
Sir Thomas Dickson Archibald Mr Justice Archibald Common Pleas None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) 1 November 1875 18 October 1876 Death Junior Counsel to the Treasury 1868–72; Justice of the King's Bench 1872–75; Justice of the Common Pleas 1875
Sir Nathaniel Lindley Mr Justice Lindley Common Pleas None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) 1 November 1875 26 February 1881 Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division Justice of the Common Pleas 1875; Lord Justice of Appeal 1881–97; PC 1881; Master of the Rolls 1897–1900; Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1900–05; created Baron Lindley in 1900
King's Bench None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 1 November 1881 Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal
Sir Henry Charles Lopes Mr Justice Lopes Common Pleas Mr Justice Archibald 7 November 1876 26 February 1881 Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division MP for Launceston 1868–74; MP for Frome 1874–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1885–97; PC 1885; created Baron Ludlow in 1897
King's Bench None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 1 December 1885 Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal

Exchequer Division (1875–81)

The Exchequer Division was one of the original divisions of the High Court. It was created in 1875 through the merger of the Court of Exchequer into the High Court. The six existing Barons of the Exchequer were transferred to the new Exchequer Division, and retained their previous titles until they left office. Sir Henry Hawkins, the first judge to be directly appointed to the Exchequer Division, tried in vain to obtain the title of Baron, but was styled a Judge of the High Court instead. The Exchequer Division was merged into the King's Bench Division in 1881, and all of its remaining Justices were transferred to the latter.

The head of the Division was the Chief Baron of the Exchequer; the post was abolished along with the Exchequer Division in 1881, and its powers vested in the Lord Chief Justice.

Name Known as Division In succession to Term began Term ended Reason Notes
Sir George William Wilshere Bramwell Mr Baron Bramwell Exchequer None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) 1 November 1875 23 October 1876 Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal Baron of the Exchequer 1856–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1876–81; PC 1876; created Baron Bramwell in 1882
Sir Anthony Cleasby Mr Baron Cleasby Exchequer None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) 1 November 1875 9 January 1879 Resignation Baron of the Exchequer 1868–79
Sir Charles Edward Pollock Mr Baron Pollock Exchequer None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) 1 November 1875 26 February 1881 Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division Baron of the Exchequer 1873–97 (last Baron of the Exchequer)

[Family]

King's Bench None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 21 November 1897 Death
Sir Richard Paul Amphlett Mr Baron Amphlett Exchequer None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) 1 November 1875 25 October 1876 Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal MP for East Worcestershire 1868–74; Baron of the Exchequer 1874–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1876–77; PC 1876
Sir John Walter Huddleston Mr Baron Huddleston Exchequer None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) 1 November 1875 26 February 1881 Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division Judge Advocate of the Fleet 1865–75; MP for Canterbury 1865–68; MP for Norwich 1874–75; Justice of the Common Pleas 1875; Baron of the Exchequer 1875–90
King's Bench None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 5 December 1890 Death
Sir Henry Hawkins Mr Justice Hawkins? King's Bench ? 2 November 1876 14 November 1876 Transferred to the Exchequer Division Created Baron Brampton in 1899; PC 1899
Exchequer ? 14 November 1876 26 February 1881 Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division
King's Bench None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 4 January 1899 Resignation
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen Mr Justice Stephen Exchequer Mr Baron Cleasby 15 January 1879 26 February 1881 Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division Legal member of the Imperial Legislative Council 1869–72; KCSI 1877; created a baronet in 1891
King's Bench None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) 26 February 1881 6 April 1891 Resignation

See also

Notes

Template:Reflist

References

Template:Reflist

Retrieved from "https://wiki.sarg.dev/index.php?title=List_of_High_Court_judges_of_England_and_Wales&oldid=245785"