LCJ and Heads of Division

President of the Family Division (PFD) – The Rt. Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane

27 July 2018 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

Sir Andrew McFarlane became the President of the Family Division on 28 July 2018. Sir Andrew was called to the Bar in 1977 and took Silk (Queen’s Counsel) in 1998. He was appointed a Recorder in ...

Senior President of Tribunals (SPT) – Sir Ernest Ryder

25 April 2018 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division|Senior Tribunals Judges

Sir Ernest Ryder started his role as the Senior President of Tribunals on 18 September 2015. He was educated at Bolton School and Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was a merchant banker with Grindley Brandt & Co. ...

The Chancellor of the High Court – The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Vos

17 October 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

Sir Geoffrey was appointed Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales with effect from 24 October 2016. The Right Honorable Lord Justice Vos was called to the Bar in 1977, and took silk ...

The Master of the Rolls – The Rt. Hon. Sir Terence Etherton

13 April 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

The Right Honourable Sir Terence Etherton is The master of the Rolls. Sir Terence was born on 21 June 1951. He was appointed The Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales on 11 ...

President of the Queen’s Bench Division – Dame Victoria Sharp

13 April 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

Dame Victoria Sharp DBE read law at Bristol University, was called to the Bar in 1979 and took Silk (QC) in 2001. She was appointed as a Recorder in 1998, a Deputy High Court Judge ...

Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) – Lady Justice Macur

13 April 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

Dame Julia Macur was called to the Bar in 1979, and was a practicing barrister in the Midland and Oxford Circuit between 1979 and 2005. In 1998 she was appointed Queen’s Counsel, and was Assistant ...

President of the Family Division (PFD) – The Rt. Hon Sir James Munby

13 April 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

The Right Honourable Lord Justice Munby was called to the Bar in 1971, and is a former member of New Square Chambers. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1988 and then appointed as a High ...

Head of International Judicial Relations – The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Arden

13 April 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

The Right Honourable Lady Justice Arden DBE was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1971, and became a Queen’s Counsel in 1986. She is a graduate of Cambridge and Harvard, and holds ...

Chairman of the Judicial College – Lady Justice Rafferty

13 April 2016 |Biographies|LCJ and Heads of Division

Dame Anne Judith Rafferty was called to the Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1973, and became Queen’s Counsel in 1990. She was appointed a Recorder in 1991, a Deputy High Court Judge in 1996, and was ...