Information about the Justices of the Supreme Court can be found on the Supreme Court website.
NB: If you see a first name in bold the judge in question will be known by their first name and surname, e.g. Mr Justice Andrew Smith.
Last Updated: 18 June 2020
Heads of Divisions
| Name | Date of Appt. |
|---|---|
| The Right Honourable Lord Burnett of Maldon (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) |
02.10.17 (CA 06.10.14 | HC QBD 12.05.08) |
| Sir Terence Michael Elkan Barnet Etherton (Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice) |
3.10.16 (CHC 11.1.13 | CA 29.9.08 | HC CD 11.01.01) |
| Dame Victoria Madeleine Sharp DBE (President of the Queen’s Bench Division) |
23.06.19 (CA 2.10.13 HC QBD 13.01.09) |
| Sir Andrew McFarlane (President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice) |
28.7.18 (CA 28.07.11 | HC FD 18.04.05) |
| Sir Geoffrey Charles Vos (The Chancellor of the High Court) |
24.10.16 (CA 3.10.13 | HC CD 27.10.09) |
Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal
| Name | Date of Appt. |
|---|---|
| Sir Nicholas John Patten | 4.6.09 (HC CD 2.10.00) |
| Sir Nigel Anthony Lamert Davis | 3.10.11 (HC QBD 01.10.01) |
| Sir Kim Martin Jordan Lewison | 3.10.11 (HC CD 29.04.03) |
| Sir Richard George Bramwell McCombe | 26.10.12 (HC QBD 11.01.01 |
| Sir Nicholas Edward Underhill (Vice President, Court of Appeal Civil Division) |
10.4.13 (HC QBD 20.1.06) |
| Sir Christopher David Floyd | 11.4.13 (HC CD 8.11.07) |
| Sir Adrian Bruce Fulford (Vice President, Court of Appeal Criminal Division) |
10.5.13 (HC QBD 21.11.02) |
| Dame Julia Wendy Macur DBE | 31.7.13 HC FD 3.10.05 |
| Sir David Michael Bean | 1.10.14 (HC QB 19.7.04) |
| Dame Eleanor Warwick King DBE | 1.10.14 (HC FD 4.4.08) |
| Sir Ernest Nigel Ryder (Senior President of Tribunals) |
18.9.15 (CoA 10.4.13) (HC FD 4.5.04) |
| Sir Peregrine Charles Hugo Simon | 1.10.15 (HC QBD 1.10.02) |
| Sir Keith John Lindblom (Vice-President of the Unified Tribunals) |
2.11.15 (HC QB 4.10.10) |
| Sir David Anthony Stewart Richards | 16.11.15 (HC CD 1.10.03) |
| Sir Stephen John Irwin | 4.10.16 (HC QBD 18.5.06) |
| Sir Launcelot Dinadan James Henderson | 3.11.16 (HC CD 11.01.07) |
| Sir Julian Martin Flaux | 8.12.16 (HC QB 14.05 07) |
| Dame Kathryn Mary Thirlwall DBE (Senior Presiding Judge) |
1.1.2020 COA 1.2.17 (HC QB 13.4.10) |
| Sir Gary Robert Hickinbottom | 15.3.2017 (HC QB 13.1.09) (CJ 20.7.00) |
| Sir Andrew John Gregory Moylan | 29.3.17 (HC FD 23.2.07 |
| Sir Timothy Victor Holroyde (Chairman of the Sentencing Council) |
2.10.17 (HC QBD 13.1.09) |
| Sir Peter Arthur Brian Jackson | 2.10.17 (HC FD 1.10.10) |
| Sir Guy Richard Newey | 2.10.17 (HC CD 12.1.10) |
| Sir Rabinder Singh (President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal) |
2.10.17 (HC QBD 3.10.11) |
| Dame Sarah Jane Asplin DBE | 2.10.17 (HC CD 1.10.12) |
| Sir Peter David William Coulson (Deputy Head of Civil Justice) |
08.03.18 (HC QB 14.01.08) (CJ 29.06.04) |
| Sir Jonathan Leslie Baker | 1.10.18 (HC FD 2.11.09) |
| Sir Nicholas Nigel Green (Chairman of the Law Commission) |
1.10.18 (HC QBD 1.10.13) |
| Sir Charles Anthony Haddon-Cave (Deputy Senior Presiding Judge) |
1.1.2020 COA 1.10.18 (HC QBD 31.10.11) |
| Dame Nicola Velfor Davies DBE | 8.10.18 (HC QBD 22.1.10) |
| Sir Stephen Martin Males | 14.1.19 (HC QB 1.10.12) |
| Dame Vivien Judith Rose DBE | 14.1.19 (HC CD 13.5.13) |
| Dame Ingrid Ann Simler DBE | 23.06.19 (HC QB 28.10.13) |
| Sir Richard David Arnold | 1.10.19 (HC CD 1.10.08 |
| Sir Andrew John Popplewell | 19.10.19 (HC QB 3.10.11) |
| Sir James Michael Dingemans | 21.10.19 (HC QB 10.6.13) |
| Sir Stephen Edmund Phillips | 13.01.2020 (HC QB 1.10.13) |
| Dame Sue Lascelles Carr DBE | 21.04.2020
(HC QB 14.6.13) |
In general, judges of the Court of Appeal and above are members of the Privy Council. As such they are accorded the prefix The Right Honourable.
High Court Chancery Division
| Name | Date of Appt. |
|---|---|
| Sir George Anthony Mann | 19.01.04 |
| Sir Paul Hyacinth Morgan | 19.4.07 |
| Sir Peter Marcel Roth (President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal) | 1.10.09 |
| Sir Robert Henry Thoroton Hildyard | 3.10.11 |
| Sir Colin Ian Birss | 13.5.13 (CJ 5.10.10) |
| Sir Christopher George Nugee | 1.10.13 |
| Sir Richard Andrew Snowden | 30.4.15 |
| Sir Marcus Alexander Smith | 12.1.17 |
| Sir Antony James Zacaroli (President of the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal) |
13.11.17 |
| Sir Timothy Miles Fancourt (President of the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber) |
11.01.18 |
| Dame Sarah Valerie Falk DBE | 1.10.18 |
| Sir William Spencer Philip Trower | 1.10.19 |
| Sir Robert John Miles | 21.04.20 |
High Court Queen’s Bench Division
| Name | Date of Appt. |
|---|---|
| Sir Nigel John Martin Teare
(Judge in charge of the Commercial Court) |
2.10.06 |
| Sir Nigel Hamilton Sweeney | 1.10.08 |
| Sir Andrew George Lindsay Nicol | 4.02.09 |
| Sir Robin Godfrey Spencer | 14.7.10 |
| Dame Beverley Ann Mcnaughton Lang DBE | 3.10.11 |
| Sir Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith | 2.10.12 |
| Sir Mark George Turner | 28.1.13 |
| Sir Jeremy Russell Baker | 25.03.13 (CJ 29.11.10) |
| Sir Stephen Paul Stewart (Judge in Charge of the Queen’s Bench Civil List) |
7.5.13 (CJ 21.07.03) |
| Sir Robert Maurice Jay | 4.06.13 |
| Sir Clive Buckland Lewis | 13.6.13 |
| Dame Geraldine Mary Andrews DBE | 1.10.13 |
| Dame Elisabeth Mary Caroline Laing DBE | 29.04.14 |
| Sir William Easthope Davis | 1.5.14 (CJ 2.7.08) |
| Sir Mark David John Warby | 10.06.14 |
| Sir Andrew Jeremy Coulter Edis | 1.10.14 |
| Sir James Richard William Goss | 1.10.14 (CJ 14.12.09) |
| Dame Maura Patricia McGowan DBE | 1.10.14 |
| Sir Robin St John Knowles | 1.10.14 |
| Sir Ian William Dove | 1.10.14 |
| Sir David John Holgate (Planning Liaison Judge) |
1.12.14 |
| Sir Timothy Julian Kerr | 4.6.15 |
| Sir Simon Derek Picken | 8.6.15 |
| Dame Philippa Jane Edwards Whipple DBE | 1.10.15 |
| Sir Peter Donald Fraser | 1.10.15 |
| Sir Neil Stephen Garnham | 5.11.15 |
| Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb DBE | 25.11.15 |
| Sir Michael Alexander Soole | 26.11.15 |
| Dame Juliet Mary May DBE | 3.12.15 (CJ 2.4.08) |
| Sir Stephen Nathan Morris | 3.10.16 |
| Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford DBE | 3.10.16 |
| Sir Nicholas Lavender | 3.10.16 |
| Dame Finola Mary O’Farrell DBE | 17.10.16 |
| Sir Andrew William Baker | 1.11.16 |
| Sir Julian Nicholas Goose | 2.10.17 (CJ 2.7.13) |
| Sir Peter Richard Lane | 2.10.17 (UT 15.2.10) |
| Sir Simon James Bryan | 2.10.17 |
| Dame Jane Clare Moulder DBE | 2.10.17 (CJ 18.9.15) |
| Sir Martin Benedict Spencer | 2.10.17 |
| Sir Julian Bernard Knowles | 2.10.17 |
| Dame Amanda Louise Yip DBE | 2.10.17 |
| Sir Matthew James Nicklin | 2.10.17 |
| Sir Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury (President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal) |
2.10.17 |
| Dame Sara Elizabeth Cockerill DBE | 1.11.17 |
| Dame Christina Caroline Lambert DBE | 11.1.18 |
| Sir Christopher John Butcher | 5.3.18 |
| Sir Richard David Jacobs | 25.6.18 |
| Sir David Michael Waksman | 1.10.18 (CJ 12.6.07) |
| Dame Johannah Cutts DBE | 1.18.18 (CJ 16.11.11) |
| Sir Jonathan Mark Swift
(Judge in charge of the Administrative Court) |
1.10.18 |
| Sir Edward Brian Pepperall | 1.10.18 |
| Sir Edward Henry Murray | 1.10.18 |
| Dame Judith Sarah Farbey DBE (President of the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber) |
1.10.18 |
| Sir Clive Freedman | 22.10.18 |
| Dame Justine Thornton DBE | 25.02.19 |
| Dame Jennifer Eady DBE | 1.10.19 |
| Sir John Patrick Cavanagh | 1.10.19 |
| Dame Alison Lee Caroline Foster | 1.10.19 |
| Sir Martin Alexander Griffiths | 1.10.19 |
| Sir Pushpinder Singh Saini | 1.10.19 |
| Sir Jeremy Charles Johnson | 1.10.19 |
| Sir Martin Daniel Chamberlain | 1.10.19 |
| Dame Karen Margaret Steyn DBE | 1.10.19 |
| Sir Nicholas Richard Maybury Hilliard | 18.11.19 |
| Sir Andrew Raywood Henshaw | 02.12.19 |
| Dame Amanda Jane Tipples DBE | 02.12.19 |
| Sir Michael John Fordham | 13.01.20 |
| Sir David Andrew Foxton | 13.01.20 |
| Sir Thomas Dominic Linden | 13.01.20 |
High Court Family Division
| Name | Date of Appt. |
|---|---|
| Sir Edward James Holman | |
| Sir Nicholas Anthony Joseph Ghislain Mostyn | |
| Dame Lucy Morgan Theis DBE | |
| Sir Philip Drury Moor | |
| Sir Stephen William Scott Cobb | |
| Sir Michael Joseph Keehan | |
| Sir Anthony Paul Hayden | |
| Dame Alison Hunter Russell DBE | |
| Sir Roderick Brian Newton | |
| Dame Jennifer Mary Roberts DBE | |
| Sir Alistair William Orchard MacDonald | |
| Sir Peter Nicholas Francis | |
| Dame Gwynneth Frances Knowles DBE | |
| Sir Jonathan Lionel Cohen | |
| Sir David Basil Williams | |
| Dame Natalie Marie Daniella Lieven DBE | |
| Dame Frances Judd DBE |
Senior Presiding Judge
| Lady Justice Thirlwall DBE | Date of Expiry: 30.09.21 |
Deputy Senior Presiding Judge
| Lord Justice Haddon-Cave | Date of Expiry: 30.09.21 |
Presiding Judges
| Circuit | Presiding Judges | Date of Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| South Eastern | Mr Justice Edis Mrs Justice Whipple Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb Mr Justice Bryan |
31.12.21 31.12.21 31.12.22 31.12.23 |
| Midland | Mr Justice Jeremy Baker Mr Justice Pepperall |
31.12.21 31.12.23 |
| North Eastern | Mr Justice Goss Mr Justice Lavender |
31.12.20 31.12.22 |
| Northern | Mr Justice Dove Mrs Justice Yip |
31.12.21 31.12.23 |
| Wales | Mr Justice Picken Mrs Justice Jefford |
31.12.21 31.12.23 |
| Western | Mrs Justice May Mr Justice Garnham |
31.12.20 31.12.22 |
Family Division Liaison Judges
| Circuit | Family Division Liaison Judges |
|---|---|
| South Eastern (1) | Mr Justice Moor (Kent, Surrey & Sussex & Thames Valley) (i.e. Reading, Oxford and Milton Keynes) |
| South Eastern (2) | Mr Justice Newton (Beds, Herts, Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk & Essex, etc) |
| London | Mrs Justice Theis DBE |
| Western | Mrs Justice Roberts DBE |
| North Eastern | Mr Justice Cobb |
| Northern | Mr Justice MacDonald |
| Midland | Mr Justice Keehan |
| Wales | Mr Justice Francis |
Chancery Supervising Judges
| Circuit | Chancery Supervising Judges |
|---|---|
| South Eastern | Chancellor of the High Court |
| Midland | Mr Justice Marcus Smith |
| North Eastern | Mr Justice Snowden (Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine) |
| Northern | Mr Justice Snowden (Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine) |
| Wales | Mr Justice Marcus Smith |
| Western | Mr Justice Marcus Smith |
QB Liaison Judges (Administrative Court)
| Circuit | QB Liaison Judges (Administrative Court) |
|---|---|
| Western, Wales, Midland | Mrs Justice Steyn (main judicial point of contact) |
| Northern | Mr Justice Julian Knowles (main judicial point of contact) |
| North Eastern | Mr Justice Julian Knowles (main judicial point of contact) |
Election Rota Judges
| Name | Date of Expiry |
|---|---|
| Mr Justice Garnham | 31.12.20 |
| Mr Justice Fraser | 31.12.20 |
| Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb DBE | 31.12.20 |
| Mr Justice Soole | 31.12.20 |
Nominated judges of the Commercial Court and of the Admiralty Court:
Mr Justice Teare (Judge in Charge)
Mr Justice Andrew Baker
Mr Justice Bryan
Mrs Justice Carr
Mrs Justice Cockerill
Mr Justice Knowles
Mrs Justice Moulder DBE
Mr Justice Phillips
Mr Justice Picken
Mr Justice Walker
Mr Justice Waksman
Nominated judges of the Patents Court:
Mr Justice Birss (Judge in Charge)
Mr Justice Mann
Mr Justice Morgan
Mr Justice Norris
Mr Justice Nugee
Mr Justice Roth
Sir Geoffrey Vos
Judges nominated to hear cases in the Technology and Construction Court:
Mr Justice Fraser (Judge in Charge)
Mrs Justice Jefford
Mrs Justice O’Farrell
Mr Justice Choudhury
Mrs Justice Cockerill
Mr Justice Waksman
Mr Justice Pepperall
Mr Justice Stuart-Smith
Other posts held by Senior Members of the Judiciary
| Post held | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Sentencing Council | Lord Justice Holroyde |
| Chairman of the Law Commission | Lord Justice Green |
| Chairman of the Judicial College (Vice-Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission) |
Lady Justice King |
| President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal | Lord Justice Singh |
| Judge in charge of the Queen’s Bench Civil List | Mr Justice Stewart |
| Judge in charge of the Commercial Court | Mr Justice Teare |
| The Admiralty Judge | Mr Justice Teare |
| Judge in charge of the Administrative Court | Mr Justice Swift |
| President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal | Mr Justice Choudhury |
| President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal | Mr Justice Roth |
| President of the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal | Mr Justice Zacaroli |
| President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal | Mr Justice Lane |
| President of the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber | Mrs Justice Farbey |
| President of the Upper Lands Chamber | Mr Justice Fancourt |
| Judge in charge of the Patents Court | Mr Justice Birss |
| Judge in charge of the Media & Communications List | Mr Justice Warby |
Retired Senior Judiciary under 75
| Name | Date of Birth | Career History |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Mark Hedley | 23.8.46 | CJ 19.3.92 HC FD 15.1.02 Ret. 10.01.13 |
| Dame Linda Penelope Dobbs DBE | 3.01.51 | HC QBD 1.10.04 Ret. 19.4.13 |
| Sir Nicholas Stadlen | 3.5.50 | HC QBD 2.10.07 Ret. 21.4.13 |
| Sir David Roderick Evans | 22.10.46 | (CJ 30.11.92) HC QBD 23.04.01 Ret. 30.4.13 |
| Sir Timothy Lloyd | 30.11.46 | HC CD 1.10.96 CoA 6.4.05Ret.30.9.13 |
| Sir Paul James Duke Coleridge | 30.05.49 | HC FD 28.9.00 Ret.28.4.14 |
| Sir Alan George Moses | 29.11.45 | HC QBD 13.6.96 CoA 3.10.05 Ret. 20.06.14 |
| Sir Richard Alan Field | 17.4.47 | HCJ QBD 15.1.02 Ret. 31.8.14 |
| Sir Vivian Arthur Ramsey | 24.5.50 | HC QB 1.11.05 Ret. 1.11.14 |
| Sir Henry Bernard Eder | 16.10.52 | HC QBD 11.1.11 Ret. 01.04.15 |
| Dame Caroline Jane Swift DBE | 30.5.55 | HC QBD 3.10.05 Ret. 31.7.15 |
| Sir Jeremy Mirth Sullivan | 17.9.45 | HC QBD 1.10.97 CoA 12.1.09 SPT 25.6.12 Ret. 17.9.15 |
| Sir Richard John Pearson Aikens | 28.8.48 | HC QBD 6.5.99 CoA 19.11.08 Ret. 1.11.15 |
| Sir Kenneth Blades Parker | 20.11.45 | HC QBD 2.10.09 Ret. 20.11.15 |
| Sir Robert Akenhead | 15.9.49 | HC QBD 2.10.07 Ret. 1.12.15 |
| Sir Stephen Price Richards | 8.12.50 | HC QBD 1.12.97 CoA 3.10.05 Ret. 16.02.16 |
| Dame Mary Claire Hogg DBE | 15.1.47 | HC FD 2.10.95 Ret. 12.04.16 |
| Sir Jeremy Lionel Cooke | 28.4.49 | HC QBD 2.10.01 Ret: 9.05.16 |
| Sir John Henry Boulton Saunders | 15.3.49 | CJ 26.2.04 HC QBD 19.04.07 Ret: 1.10.16 |
| Sir Roderic Lionel James Wood | 8.3.51 | CJ 12.2.02 HC FD 12.1.04 Ret: 4.10.16 |
| Sir Andrew Charles Smith | 31.12.47 | HC QBD 19.7.00 Ret: 26.10.16 |
| Sir Antony James Cobham Edwards-Stuart | 2.11.46 | HC QBD 2.10.09 Ret: 2.11.16 |
| Dame Laura Mary Cox DBE | 8.11.51 | HC QBD 4.11.02 Ret: 11.11.16 |
| Sir Michael John Burton | 12.11.46 | HC QBD 23.11.98 Ret: 12.11.16 |
| Sir Martin James Moore-Bick | 6.12.46 | HC QBD 2.10.95 CoA 07.04.05 Ret: 6.12.16 |
| Sir Stephen Miles Tomlinson | 29.3.52 | HC QBD 2.5.00 CoA 9.7.10 Ret: 10.01.17 |
| Sir Alan Fraser Wilkie | 26.12.47 | (CJ 9.4.97) Ret: 30.01.17 |
| Sir Wyn Lewis Williams | 31.3.51 | 11.01.07 (CJ 1.4.04) Ret: 9.2.17 |
| Sir Christopher Simon Courtenay Stephenson Clarke | 14.03.47 | HC QBD 11.01.05 CoA 02.10.13 Ret: 14.03.17 |
| Sir Ross Frederick Cranston | 23.7.48 | HC QBD 26.11.07 Ret: 16.03.17 |
| Sir Patrick Elias | 28.3.47 | HC QBD 4.5.99 CoA 3.2.09 Ret: 28.03.17 |
| Dame Anna Evelyn Hamilton Pauffley DBE | 13.1.56 | HC FD 1.10.03 Ret: 30.09.17 |
| Sir Nicholas John Gorrod Blake | 21.6.49 | HC QBD 16.11.07 Ret: 02.10.17 |
| Sir John Edward Mitting | 8.10.47 | HC QBD 3.04.01 Ret:08.01.17 |
| Sir David Roderick Lessiter Bodey | 14.10.47 | HC FD 12.1.99 Ret: 14.10.17 |
| Sir Henry Brian Globe | 18.06.49 | CJ 4.3.03 HC QBD 03.10.11 Ret: 3.11.2017 |
| Sir William James Lynton Blair | 31.3.50 | HC QBD 27.02.08 Ret: 30.11.2017 |
| Sir Charles Peter Lawford Openshaw | 21.12.47 | SCJ 16.3.99 HC QBD 3.10.05 Ret: 21.12.17 |
| Sir Nicholas Roger Warren | 20.05.49 | HC CD 18.04.05 Ret: 11.1.18 |
| Sir Jack Beatson | 3.11.48 | HC QBD 29.04.03 CoA 11.1.13 Ret: 04.02.18 |
| Sir Arthur William Hessin Charles | 25.3.48 | HC FD 12.1.98 HC QB 11.1.2014 Ret: 16.02.18 |
| Sir Rupert Matthew Jackson | 7.3.48 | HC QBD 12.1.99 CoA 2.10.08 Ret: 07.03.18 |
| Sir Brian Frederick James Langstaff | 30.4.48 | HC QBD 3.10.05 Ret: 30.04.2018 |
| Dame Elizabeth Gloster DBE | 5.6.49 | HC QBD 21.04.04 COA 9.4.13 Ret: 31.05.18 |
| Sir Colman Maurice Treacy | 28.7.49 | HC QBD 1.10.02 COA 01.10.12 Ret: 08.10.18 |
| Sir David Robert Foskett | 19.3.49 | HC QBD 02.10.07 Ret: 27.02.19 |
| Sir Timothy Roger Alan King | 5.4.49 | HC QBD 29.01.07 Ret: 06.04.19 |
| Dame Elizabeth Ann Slade DBE | 12.5.49 | HS QBD 09.10.08 Ret: 13.05.19 |
| Sir Duncan Brian Walter Ouseley | 24.2.50 | HC QBD 2.11.00 Ret: 17.05.19 |
| Dame Judith Mary Frances Parker DBE | 19.6.50 | HC FD 13.06.08 Ret: 1.07.19 |
| Sir Gerald Edward Barling | 18.9.49 | HC CD 5.11.07 Ret: 18.9.19 |
| Sir Paul James Walker | 28.9.54 | HC QBD 15.11.04 Ret: 28.919 |
| Sir Peter Henry Gross | 13.2.52 | HC QBD 1.10.01 CoA: 9.7.10 Ret: 18.10.19 |
| Lady Heather Carol Hallett DBE | 16.12.49 | HC QBD 14.4.99 CoA: 3.10.05 Ret: 20.10.19 |
| Sir Alastair Hubert Norris | 17.12.50 | CJ 3.10.01 HC CD 1.10.07 Ret 31.10.19 |
| Sir Michael Alan Supperstone | 30.03.50 | HC QBD 14.07.10 Ret: 30.03.20 |