Judicial Executive Board

Updated 5 November 2025

Function

The Lady Chief Justice exercises executive and leadership responsibilities through, and with the support of, the Judicial Executive Board (JEB).

The Lady Chief Justice chairs JEB, which meets informally each week and has a full meeting monthly during term time.

Composition

The following are members of the JEB:

  • Lady Chief Justice (Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill)
  • Master of the Rolls (Sir Geoffrey Vos)
  • President of the King’s Bench Division (Dame Victoria Sharp)
  • President of the Family Division (Sir Andrew McFarlane)
  • Chancellor of the High Court (Lord Justice Birss)
  • Senior President of Tribunals (Lord Justice Dingemans)
  • Senior Presiding Judge (Sir Nicholas Green)
  • Deputy Senior Presiding Judge (Dame Amanda Yip)
  • Chair of the Board of the Judicial College (Dame Eleanor King)
  • Lead Judge for Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development and Wellbeing (Dame Philippa Whipple)
  • Deputy Head of Civil Justice (Lady Justice Cockerill)
  • Chief Executive Judicial Office (Michelle Crotty)