List of lords of appeal

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is a list of the last Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and other Lords of Appeal before the judicial functions of the House of Lords ended in 2009.

Last Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

As of 30 September 2009, (the day before their functions were transferred to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom), the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary appointed under section 6 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 were, in order of seniority:

Law Lord	Served from	Served until	Mandatory retirement	Death	Prior senior judicial roles
The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876">Created a Life peer under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876.</ref> (Senior Lord)	12 January Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	21 January Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Hope of Craighead<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958">Created a Life peer under the Life Peerages Act 1958.</ref> (Second Senior Lord)	1 October Template:Small	26 June Template:Small	27 June Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Saville of Newdigate<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	28 July Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	20 March Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Scott of Foscote<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	17 July Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	2 October Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	1 October Template:Small	26 June Template:Small	18 September Template:Small	26 June Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	1 October Template:Small	17 March Template:Small	17 March Template:Small	16 November Template:Small	Template:Small
The Baroness Hale of Richmond<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	12 January Template:Small	11 January Template:Small	31 January Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	13 January Template:Small	9 April Template:Small	9 April Template:Small	7 July Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Mance<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	3 October Template:Small	6 June Template:Small	6 June Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	11 January Template:Small	4 September Template:Small	10 January Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Collins of Mapesbury<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	20 April Template:Small	7 May Template:Small	7 May Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	29 June Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	22 February Template:Small	1 December Template:Small	Template:Small

Last Lords of Appeal

As of 30 September 2009, the other Lords of Appeal who were, by virtue of sections 5 & 25 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, eligible to form the quorum (3) of the House of Lords necessary to hear and determine judicial business were:

• The date in parentheses is the date after which the Lord of Appeal is disqualified from participating in judicial business. The date is set by the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.

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Lord Chancellor	Served from	Served until	Mandatory retirement	Death	Prior senior judicial roles
The Lord Mackay of Clashfern<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	28 October Template:Small	2 May Template:Small	2 July Template:Small
The Lord Irvine of Lairg<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	2 May Template:Small	12 June Template:Small	23 June Template:Small		None
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	12 June Template:Small	27 June Template:Small	19 November Template:Small		None
Law Lord	Served from	Served until	Mandatory retirement	Death	Prior senior judicial roles
The Lord Goff of Chieveley<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/> (Senior Lord)	6 February Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	12 November Template:Small	14 August Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Browne-Wilkinson<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/> (Senior Lord)	1 October Template:Small	5 June Template:Small	30 March Template:Small	25 July Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Bingham of Cornhill<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/> (Senior Lord)	6 June Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	13 October Template:Small	11 September Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Templeman<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	30 September Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	3 March Template:Small	4 June Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Griffiths<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	23 May Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	26 September Template:Small	30 May Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Mustill<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	10 January Template:Small	21 March Template:Small	10 May Template:Small	24 April Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Woolf<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	1 October Template:Small	4 June Template:Small	2 May Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Lloyd of Berwick<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	1 October Template:Small	31 December Template:Small	9 May Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	3 October Template:Small	10 January Template:Small	25 January Template:Small	25 September Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Steyn<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	11 January Template:Small	1 October Template:Small	15 August Template:Small	28 November Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Hoffmann<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	21 February Template:Small	21 April Template:Small	8 May Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Hutton<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	6 January Template:Small	11 January Template:Small	29 June Template:Small	14 July Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Millett<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	1 October Template:Small	11 January Template:Small	23 June Template:Small	27 May Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Carswell<ref name="Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876"/>	12 January Template:Small	28 June Template:Small	28 June Template:Small	4 May Template:Small	Template:Small
England and Wales	Served from	Served until	Mandatory retirement	Death	Prior senior judicial roles
The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	3 October Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	13 May Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lady Butler-Sloss<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	13 June Template:Small	10 August Template:Small	10 August Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Judge<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	1 October Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	19 May Template:Small	7 November Template:Small	Template:Small
Scotland	Served from	Served until	Mandatory retirement	Death	Prior senior judicial roles
The Lord McCluskey<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	29 September Template:Small	12 June Template:Small	12 June Template:Small	20 July Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	13 June Template:Small	13 June Template:Small	13 June Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Mackay of Drumadoon<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	13 December Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	30 January Template:Small	21 August Template:Small	Template:Small
The Lord Hardie<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	21 May Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	8 January Template:Small		Template:Small
The Lord Cullen of Whitekirk<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	17 June Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	18 November Template:Small		Template:Small
The Baroness Clark of Calton<ref name="Life Peerages Act 1958"/>	21 June Template:Small	30 September Template:Small	26 February Template:Small		Template:Small

See also

• Judicial functions of the House of Lords