President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
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Chief Justice | |
Seat | Middlesex Guildhall, London |
Appointer | The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister following the Secretary of State for Justice's approval of a recommendation |
Term length | Life tenure (with a mandatory retirement age[fn 1]); may be removed by Parliament[3] |
Constituting instrument | Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 3, Section 23(5)[4] |
Precursor | Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary |
Formation | 1 October 2009 |
First holder | Lord Reid as Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Nick Phillips as President of the Supreme Court (1 October 2009) |
Deputy | Deputy President of the Supreme Court |
Salary | £214,165 |
Website | www.supremecourt.uk |
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The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is equivalent to the now-defunct position of Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, also known as the Senior Law Lord, who was the highest ranking among the
Robert Reed, since 13 January 2020.[5]
History
From 1900 to 1969, when the
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary present would preside, seniority being determined by rank in the peerage. In the years following World War II, it became less common for Lord Chancellors to have time to gain judicial experience in office, making it anomalous for former holders of the office to take precedence. As a result, on 22 May 1969, the rules were changed such that if the Lord Chancellor was not present (as was normally the case), the most senior Law Lord, by appointment as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary rather than peerage, would preside.[6]
In 1984, the system was amended to provide that judges be appointed as Senior and Second Senior Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, rather than taking the roles by seniority. The purpose of the change was to allow an ailing Lord Diplock to step aside from presiding, yet remain a Law Lord.[7]
On 1 October 2009, the judicial functions of the House of Lords were transferred to the new Supreme Court under the provisions of the
order of precedence, immediately after the Lord Speaker
(the Speaker of the House of Lords).
List of Senior Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
- The Lord Reid (1969–1975)
- The Lord Wilberforce (1975–1982)
- The Lord Diplock (1982–1984)[7]
- The Lord Fraser of Tullybelton (1984–1985)[8]
- The Lord Scarman (1985–1986)[8]
- The Lord Keith of Kinkel (1986–1996)[8][9]
- The Lord Goff of Chieveley (1996–1998)[9]
- The Lord Browne-Wilkinson (1998–2000)
- The Lord Bingham of Cornhill (2000–2008)
- The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers (2008 – 30 September 2009)
List of presidents of the Supreme Court
# | Image | Name | Born | Alma mater | Presidency started | Presidency ended | Duration | Prior senior judicial roles |
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1 | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers | 21 January 1938 (age 86) |
King's College, Cambridge | 1 October 2009 | 30 September 2012 | 3 years and 0 days | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000)
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2 | The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury | 10 January 1948 (age 76) |
Christ Church, Oxford | 1 October 2012 | 4 September 2017 | 4 years and 342 days | Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–2007)
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3 | The Baroness Hale of Richmond | 31 January 1945 (age 79) |
Girton College, Cambridge | 5 September 2017 | 10 January 2020 | 2 years and 128 days | Family Division (1994–1999)
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4 | The Lord Reed of Allermuir | 7 September 1956 (age 67) |
University of Edinburgh Balliol College, Oxford |
13 January 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years and 76 days | Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2018–2020) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2012–2018) Senator of the College of Justice (1998–2012) |
See also
- Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Senior President of Tribunals
- Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
- Lord President of the Court of Session
Notes
- ^ The mandatory retirement age for judicial offices —including the judges of the Supreme Court— is 70, as introduced in the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993. However, that only applies to judges first appointed to a judicial office after the commencement of the relevant provisions of that Act (31 March 1995). Judges who were appointed before (and have served continuously since) that date have the same mandatory retirement age as was applicable in their office before the Act, which is 75.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Judicial Appointments - Constitution Committee". parliament.uk. House of Lords. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Information Pack – Vacancy for President of The Supreme Court of The United Kingdom" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ Constitutional Reform Act 2005 c 4 s 33
- ^ "Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), Part 3, Section 23". The National Archives (United Kingdom). 24 March 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Biographies of the Justices". The Supreme Court. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ House of Lords Debates 22 May 1969 c 468–71.
- ^ a b House of Lords Debates 27 June 1984 c 914–18
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Lord Keith of Kinkel". The Scotsman. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ a b "No. 54543". The London Gazette. 4 October 2011. p. 13211.