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Justice of the Common Pleas was a puisne

Puisne

Puisne is a legal term of art used mainly in British English meaning "inferior in rank." It is pronounced like the word puny, and the word, so spelled, has become an ordinary adjective meaning weak or undersized.The judges and barons of the common law courts at...

judicial position within the Court of Common Pleas

Court of Common Pleas (England)

The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king. Created in the late 12th to early 13th century after splitting from the Exchequer of Pleas, the Common...

of England and Wales, under the Chief Justice

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

The Court of Common Pleas, also known as the Common Bench or Common Place, was the second highest common law court in the English legal system until 1880, when it was dissolved. As such, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was one of the highest judicial officials in England, behind only the Lord...

. The Common Pleas was the primary court of common law

Common law

Common law is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action...

within England and Wales, dealing with "common" pleas (civil matters between subject and subject). It was created out of the common law jurisdiction of the Exchequer of Pleas

Exchequer of pleas

The Exchequer of Pleas or Court of Exchequer was a court that followed equity, a set of legal principles based on natural law, and common law, in England and Wales. Originally part of the curia regis, or King's Council, the Exchequer of Pleas split from the curia during the 1190s, to sit as an...

, with splits forming during the 1190s and the division becoming formal by the beginning of the 13th century. The court became a key part of the Westminster courts, along with the Exchequer of Pleas

Exchequer of pleas

(qualified to hear cases involving revenue owed to the King) and the Court of King's Bench

Court of King's Bench (England)

The Court of King's Bench , formally known as The Court of the King Before the King Himself, was an English court of common law in the English legal system...

(authorised to hear cases involving the King), but with the Writ of Quominus

Writ of Quominus

The Writ of Quominus, or Writ of Quo Minus, was a writ and legal fiction which allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas...

and the Statute of Westminster, both tried to extend their jurisdiction into the realm of common pleas. As a result the courts jockeyed for power. In 1828 Henry Brougham

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.As a young lawyer in Scotland Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in...

, a Member of Parliament, complained in Parliament that as long as there were three courts unevenness was inevitable, saying that "It is not in the power of the courts, even if all were monopolies and other restrictions done away, to distribute business equally, as long as suitors are left free to choose their own tribunal", and that there would always be a favourite court, which would therefore attract the best lawyers and judges and entrench its position. The outcome was the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873

The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 was an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1873...

, under which all the central courts were made part of a single Supreme Court of Judicature

Supreme Court of Judicature

Supreme Court of Judicature may refer to:* Supreme Court of Judicature . Supreme Court of Barbados* Supreme Court of Judicature , Supreme Court of Guyana* Supreme Court of Judicature , the supreme court in Ireland from 1877 to 1920...

. Eventually the government created a High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...

under Lord Coleridge

John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge PC was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.-Background and...

by an Order in Council of 16 December 1880. At this point, the Common Pleas formally ceased to exist.

The number of Justices at any one time varied; between 1377 and 1420 there were generally four, switching to five from 1420 to 1471. From 1471 onwards, the number was fixed at 3. This changed in the 19th century; provisions were made for the appointment of a Fourth Justice and Fifth Justice in 1830 and 1868 respectively. From the start of the 14th century, Justices were appointed via letters patent

Letters patent

Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...

made under the Great Seal, and held their appointments "under the pleasure of the King". Justices received the same remuneration as judges of the Exchequer of Pleas

Exchequer of pleas

and Court of King's Bench

Court of King's Bench (England)

The Court of King's Bench , formally known as The Court of the King Before the King Himself, was an English court of common law in the English legal system...

; £1,000 in 1660, increased to £2,000 in 1759 and £4,000 in 1809. From 1799, pensions were also awarded to retiring Justices.

List of Justices

Name	Born/Died	Active service	Reason for termination	Notes

}||d. c. 1217||1190 — 1206||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 1240||1224 — 1229||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 1250||1227 — 1236||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 1250||1229 — 1233||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 1245||1245||Died in office||
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|||d. 1260||1238 — 1241||Went on a trip to Ireland and was made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

when he returned||
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|||d. 1260||1242 — 1249||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||c. 1209 — 1274||1240–1260||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||c. 1230 — c. 1280||1270 — 1274||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||d. 1275||1271 — 1274||Died between sessions||
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|||||10 April 1271 — 1274||||
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|||c. 1235 — 18 May 1311||1273 — 1274||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,...

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|||d. 25 March 1274||1273 — 1274||Died||
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|||||1273 — 1276||Became a Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||d. 1277||1274 — 1276||Became Chancellor of the Exchequer

Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...

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|||c. 1230 — January 1298||1274 — 1278||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||d. 1294||1275 — 1289||Disgraced after failing to prevent Thomas Weyland

Thomas Weyland

Sir Thomas Weyland was a British justice. He was the third son of Herbert Weyland and his wife Beatrice; his three brothers, John, Richard and William, also pursued administrative and judicial careers. Thomas's first appearance in official records is in 1251 as an attorney for his brother John for...

from altering court documents||
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|||||1275 — 1278||||
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|||||1276 — 1279||Removed for "extortion and other judicial crimes"||
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|||||1278 — 1281||||
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|||||1278 — 1289||Removed and imprisoned in the Tower of London

Tower of London

Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...

for "corruption in his office".||
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|||d. 1307||14 October 1285 — 1307||Died||
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|||||15 January 1290 — 1294||||
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|||d. January 1293||15 January 1290 — January 1293||Died||
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|||d. 1291||15 January 1290 — 1291||Died||
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|||||7 February 1292 — 1309||Becomes Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||d. 1311||28 August 1292 — 1308||||
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|||d. 1308||8 October 1297 — 24 August 1308||Died||
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|||||1300 — 1316||Became a justice of the King's Bench

Court of King's Bench (England)

The Court of King's Bench , formally known as The Court of the King Before the King Himself, was an English court of common law in the English legal system...

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|||||22 November 1305 — 1306||||
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|||c. 1260 — November 1327||20 April 1306 — 28 September 1314||Became a Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||||20 November 1308 — 15 June 1317
5 February 1327 — 28 October 1329||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Again appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 1323||6 October 1309 — 16 October 1320||Retired||
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|||||6 October 1309 — ?||||
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|||c. 1260 — May 1322||23 January 1313 — 1316||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1250 — c. 1323||29 February 1313 — 16 October 1320||||
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|||c. 1260 — 1321||10 March 1316 — 1321||Died||
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|||c. 1258 — 1329||20 April 1316 — 1329||Died||
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|||d. 1331||5 June 1319 — 15 October 1320||||
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|||c. 1270 — 1347||6 August 1320 — 29 January 1327||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||c. 1281 — August 1354||6 August 1320 — 22 February 1329
1 April 1331 — 7 July 1335||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||||31 May 1321 — 1329||||
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|||||9 July 1323 — 3 May 1324
31 January 1327 — 6 March 1327||Became a Justice of the King's Bench
Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 2 December 1340||27 September 1323 — 21 March 1324||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1268 — 7 September 1336||5 February 1327 — 28 October 1329||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1290 — 14 March 1362||6 March 1328 — 22 December 1330
9 October 1340 — November 1341
20 November 1343 — 1357||Became a Justice of the King's Bench
Arrested for corruption
Retired||
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|||||2 March 1329 — April 1331||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 1336||30 December 1329 — 28 January 1332||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 1332||18 January 1331 — October 1331||Retired||
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|||d. 1335||18 January 1331 — October 1334||Retired||
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|||||18 January 1331 — October 1340||||
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|||d. 5 March 1344||29 January 1332 — October 1340
16 May 1342 — 5 March 1344 ||
Died||
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|||||29 January 1332 — October 1340
16 May 1342 — 5 March 1344 ||
Died||
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|||1289/90 — 1370||30 May 1333 — 20 March 1334
14 May 1334 — 1340
1346 — 1350 ||Became a Justice of the King's Bench
Removed by Edward III

Edward III of England

Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...

Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||||24 September 1334 — 1334||Died||
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|||||1337 — 28 October 1341||Died||
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|||d. 1356||18 March 1337 — 8 January 1341
4 June 1432 — 20 February 1354||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland
Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas||
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|||d.1352/6||18 March 1337 — 2 May 1339||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 1341||4 February 1340 — 3 January 1341||Died||
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|||||23 May 1340 — 24 June 1340||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||||8 January 1341 — 1342||||
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|||||30 May 1341 — 1354||Retired||
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|||||28 October 1341 — 10 January 1342||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 1359||25 May 1345 — June 1357||||
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|||||14 January 1348 — 30 March 1354||Retired||
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|||d. 1369||6 February 1354 — 1361||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 6 May 1360||1355 — 6 May 1360||Died||
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|||||4 July 1357–1361||||
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|||||11 July 1359 — 1373||||
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|||c. 1320 — c. 1398||25 October 1359 — 25 June 1361
8 October 1376 — 1388||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Retired||
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|||d. 1381||24 June 1361 — 29 October 1365||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||||3 February 1364 — 1365||||
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|||d. 1374||29 October 1365 — 14 April 1371||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||||29 October 1365 — 1377||||
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|||d. 7 December 1383||27 November 1371 — 1380||||
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|||||27 November 1371 — 15 July 1372||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||||27 November 1371 — 1388||||
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|||||26 November 1377 — 1380||||
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|||d. 1383||6 December 1380 — 1383||Died||
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|||||4 November 1383 — 1388||||
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|||d. 1418||4 November 1383 — 1388||||
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|||||11 April 1388 — 15 January 1396||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 1407||20 May 1389 — 1407||Died||
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|||d. 27 July 1412||20 May 1389 — 10 May 1398||Retired||
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|||||20 May 1389 — 1396||||
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|||d. 31 December 1409||7 July 1396 — 1408||Died||
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|||c. 1350 — 12 December 1423||6 May 1398 — 29 March 1413||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 20 May 1406||6 May 1398 — 20 May 1406||Died||
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|||d. 1429||14 May 1405 — 1429||Died||
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|||d. 30 August 1414||17 June 1406 — 30 August 1414||Died||
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|||d. 1425||14 May 1408 — 1423||||
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|||d. 20 December 1420||2 May 1413 — 26 June 1413||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 9 January 1420||16 June 1415 — 9 January 1420||Died||
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|||d. 29 September 1434||16 June 1415 — 28 January 1428||Retired||
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|||c. 1370 — 13 October 1454||30 June 1420 — 5 May 1423||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 24 October 1436||13 October 1420 — 24 October 1436||Died||
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|||d. 24 March 1440||5 May 1423 — 9 February 1436||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||||5 May 1423 — 23 January 1424||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1410 — August 1480||6 February 1426 — 16 March 1443||Died||
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|||d. 29 October 1439||15 October 1429 — 20 January 1439||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 14 August 1444||15 October 1429 — 14 August 1444||Died||
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|||d. 13 December 1448||8 November 1438 — 17 September 1439||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 3 May 1457||29 January 1439 — 3 May 1457||Died||
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|||d. 30 July 1454||17 April 1440 — 30 July 1454||Died||
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|||d. 2 June 1454||1 July 1443 — 2 June 1454||Died||
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|||d. 12 March 1466||9 October 1444 — 12 March 1466||Died||
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|||d. 2 June 1467||7 June 1448 — 2 June 1467||Died||
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|||d. 17 April 1467||14 August 1450 — 17 April 1467||Died||
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|||d. 1474||28 June 1453 — 11 May 1461||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||c. 1405 — 11 December 1479||9 July 1454 — 11 December 1479||Died||
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|||||9 May 1457 — 17 June 1471||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 5 July 1483||5 September 1461 — 5 July 1483||Died||
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|||d. 23 August 1481||27 April 1466 — 23 August 1481||Died||
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|||c. 1405 — 3/4 May 1477||4 November 1467 — 29 April 1475||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 15 June 1486||17 June 1471 — 15 June 1486||Died||
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|||d. 23 January 1487||20 November 1481 — 23 January 1487||Died||
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|||d. 27 August 1486||27 June 1483 — 27 August 1486||Died||
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|||c. 1430 — 9 November 1493||20 September 1485 — 9 November 1493||Died||
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|||d. 14 March 1489||10 December 1486 — 14 March 1489||Died||
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|||d. 29 July 1487||31 January 1487 — 29 July 1487||Died||
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|||d. 17 April 1504||5 February 1488 — 17 April 1504||Died||
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|||d. 26 November 1506||17 October 1489 — 16 October 1506||Retired||
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|||||11 February 1494 — 24 November 1495||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 31 August 1502||24 November 1495 — 28 October 1500||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||d. 1 May 1510||3 November 1501 — 1 May 1510||Died||
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|||d. 11 May 1509||2 July 1504 — 11 May 1509||Died||
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|||d. 15 December 1517||26 April 1508 — 15 December 1517||Died||
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|||d. 9 March 1513||21 May 1509 — 9 March 1513||Died||
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||| — 11 May 1514||26 June 1510 — 11 May 1514||Died||
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|||d. 20 May 1522||26 April 1513 — 20 May 1522||Died||
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|||d. 21 October 1526||29 May 1514 — 21 October 1526||Died||
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|||c. 1451 — 5 November 1530||23 January 1518 — 23 April 1520||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. May 1529||29 April 1520 — 24 January 1526||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||c.1470 — 27 May 1538||20 May 1522 — 27 May 1538||Died||
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|||d. 28 September 1537||12 November 1526 — 28 September 1537||Died||
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|||1478/9 — 4 January 1549||17 November 1526 — 4 January 1549||Died||
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|||d. 29 September 1545||9 October 1537 — 29 September 1545||Died||
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|||d. 20 November 1542||30 June 1538 — 20 November 1542||Died||
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|||d. 5 December 1562||20 November 1542 — 5 December 1562||Died||
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|||c.1480 — 17 October 1550||24 November 1545 — 17 October 1550||Died||
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|||c.1500 — 4 August 1554||20 May 1549 — 4 August 1554||Died||
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|||d. 28 August 1552||22 October 1550 — 28 August 1552||Died||
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|||d. 24 August 1553||16 November 1552 — 24 August 1553||Died||
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|||4 April 1506 — 12 November 1576||4 October 1553 — 8 May 1557||Became Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench||
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|||20 August 1509 — 28 August 1558||1554 — 28 August 1558||Died||
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|||1510 — 24 March 1582||8 May 1557 — 22 January 1559||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||c.1510 — 16 September 1574||27 October 1558 — 22 January 1559||Became Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench||
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|||1509/10 — 5 May 1567||22 January 1559 — 5 May 1567||Died||
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|||d. 6 July 1572||16 October 1559 — 6 July 1572||Died||
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|||d. 12 February 1572||10 February 1563 — 12 February 1572||Died||
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|||d. 29 January 1577||16 May 1567 — 29 January 1577||Died||
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|||1524/5 — 14 December 1592||14 October 1572 — 17 November 1578||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||c. 1525 — 24 September 1583||31 October 1572 — 25 March 1580||Retired||
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|||d. 26 May 1585||1 December 1577 — 26 May 1585||Died||
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|||d. 18 June 1592||21 June 1579 — 18 June 1592||Died||
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|||1534 — 9 October 1604||13 February 1581 — 7 February 1593||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||1524/5 — 17 January 1589||19 June 1585 — 17 January 1589||Died||
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|||d. 26 November 1612||10 May 1589 — 26 November 1612||Died||
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|||d. 22 April 1598||25 January 1593 — 22 April 1598||Died||
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|||d. 21 December 1598||21 January 1594 — 21 December 1598||Died||
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|||1542 — 27 July 1600||30 June 1598 — 27 July 1600||Died||
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|||d. 20 March 1606||8 February 1599 — 29 September 1605||Retired||
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|||c. 1540 — 7 September 1621||24 November 1600 — 7 September 1621||Retired||
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|||d. 19 May 1610||3 February 1604 — 19 May 1610||Died||
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|||1547 — 12 December 1606||13 January 1606 — 12 December 1606||Died||
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|||10 August 1548 — 18 May 1612||24 November 1607 — 18 May 1612||Died||
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|||1554/5 — 4 February 1625||7 November 1611 — 4 February 1625||Died||
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|||April 1559 — 3 August 1616||26 November 1612 — 3 August 1616||Died||
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|||d. 26 February 1639||3 May 1617 — 26 February 1639||Died||
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|||1566 — 6 December 1640||25 September 1621 — 17 October 1624||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1568 — 2 August 1632||18 October 1624 — 2 August 1632||Died||
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|||d. 27 September 1625||20 October 1624 — 27 September 1625||Died||
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|||c. 1560 — 16 February 1642||11 February 1625 — 9 October 1628||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||29 June 1566 — 24 January 1630||10 May 1625 — 24 January 1630||Died||
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|||c. 1566 — March 1645||2 February 1630 — 10 January 1631||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||c. 1578 — 16 December 1639||8 May 1631 — 16 December 1639||Died||
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|||1574/5 — 13 February 1650||11 October 1632 — 24 November 1645||Appointed by the king, Crawley was disabled by Parliament||
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|||c. 1589 — 27 March 1647||24 March 1639 — 27 March 1647||Died||
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|||1589 — 27 March 1647||27 January 1640 — 24 November 1645
31 May 1660 — 21 October 1660||Appointed by the king, Foster was disabled by Parliament
Following the English Restoration

English Restoration

The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...

, Foster was restored to the court before becoming Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||1584 — 1 October 1649||7 October 1645 — 1 October 1649||Died||
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|||d. 3 August 1648||1 May 1647 — 3 August 1648||Died||
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|||d. 1652||18 October 1648 — 8 February 1649||Retired||
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|||1591/2 — 24 March 1661||22 November 1648 — 8 February 1649||Retired||
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|||c. 1583 — 5 September 1659||12 June 1649 — 1654||Retired||
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|||27 March 1588 — 28 February 1666||12 June 1649 — 1654||Retired||
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|||1587 — 9 October 1669||23 October 1649 — January 1660||Retired||
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|||1 November 1609 — 25 December 1676||31 January 1653 — May 1659||Retired||
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|||1602/3 — 27 July 1684||30 May 1654 — May 1661
22 January 1673 — 27 July 1684||Not reappointed
Died||
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|||1598 — 8 February 1682||11 February 1659 — May 1661
4 November 1663 — 8 February 1682||Not reappointed
Died||
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|||1595/6 — 1 May 1665||31 May 1660 — 19 October 1663||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||1593/4 — 8 March 1672||7 July 1660 — 8 March 1672||Died||
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|||c. 1598 — 11 April 1668||3 November 1660 — 11 April 1668||Died||
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|||c. 1611 — 11 April 1668||16 April 1668 — 21 January 1673||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||d. 18 February 1710||25 April 1672 — 17 April 1689||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||July 1609 — 3 December 1680||18 December 1672 — 4 July 1676
30 April 1679 — 3 December 1680||Removed
Died||
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|||c. 1623 — 24 January 1695||23 October 1676 — 31 May 1678||Became Chief Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1638 — 23 February 1681||15 June 1678 — 29 April 1679||Removed||
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|||1626/7 — 14 July 1683||7 February 1680 — 24 April 1680||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1614 — 27 May 1697||26 April 1680 — 20 April 1686||Removed||
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|||1627 — 29 January 1701||12 February 1681 — 9 February 1686||Removed||
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|||d. 8 March 1696||29 October 1684 — 1689||Not reappointed on the accession of William and Mary

William and Mary

The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...

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|||1632 — 6 February 1687||10 February 1686 — 21 April 1686||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||6 September 1634 — 11 June 1709||21 April 1686 — 1689||Not reappointed on the accession of William and Mary

William and Mary

The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...

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|||1632/3 — 7 September 1696||24 April 1686 — 13 April 1687
18 March 1689 — 7 September 1696||Became a Justice of the King's Bench
Died||
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|||1615 — March 1693||14 April 1687 — 6 July 1688||Removed||
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|||1638 — 31 December 1706||6 July 1688 — 1689||Not reappointed on the accession of William and Mary

William and Mary

The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...

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|||1 March 1625 — 28 May 1696||18 April 1689 — 8 May 1689||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||c. 1631 — 26 November 1699||8 May 1689 — 25 October 1695||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||November 1645 — 6 April 1691||9 May 1689 — 6 April 1691||Died||
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|||d. 7 August 1705||30 October 1691 — 7 August 1705||Died||
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|||26 May 1645 — 14 June 1713||26 October 1695 — 23 June 1702||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||30 November 1642 — 8 May 1726||24 November 1697 — 22 June 1722||Retired||
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|||1655 — 11 September 1735||23 June 1702 — 26 October 1726||Retired||
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|||d. 18 September 1726||11 February 1706 — 18 September 1726||Died||
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|||d. 22 March 1740||25 June 1722 — 22 March 1740||Died||
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|||14 January 1655 — 2 February 1733||20 October 1726 — 2 February 1733||Died||
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|||1660/1 — 19 December 1741||4 November 1726 — 27 September 1727||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||23 February 1670 — 10 December 1728||24 October 1727 — 10 December 1728||Died||
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|||7 March 1670 — 19 December 1746||23 January 1729 — 25 June 1746||Resigned||
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|||1672/3 — 19 January 1737||15 April 1733 — 26 January 1736||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||c. 1667 — 13 November 1740||5 February 1736 — 7 July 1738||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||d. 16 December 1749||7 July 1738 — 5 November 1741||Became Master of the Rolls

Master of the Rolls

The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...

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|||d. 29 December 1784||21 April 1740 — 29 November 1742||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||19 February 1694 — 7 January 1753||5 November 1741 — 7 January 1753||Died||
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|||1690/1 — 7 January 1753||10 February 1743 — 19 May 1750||Died||
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|||d. 12 March 1757||24 June 1746 — 12 March 1757||Died||
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|||d. 30 March 1754||23 June 1750 — 30 March 1754||Died||
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|||1704 — 18 April 1771||29 January 1753 — 13 February 1770||Retired||
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|||20 May 1714 — 6 August 1794||2 May 1754 — 23 January 1771||Became Lord Chancellor

Lord Chancellor

The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...

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|||19 March 1695 — 8 December 1762||3 May 1757 — 8 December 1762||Died||
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|||1710 — 5 March 1794||15 December 1762 — 5 March 1794||Died||
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|||1722 — 7 June 1770||16 February 1770 — 7 June 1770||Died||
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|||10 July 1723 — 14 February 1780||25 June 1770 — 14 February 1780||Died||
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|||1716 — 20 July 1786||26 January 1771 — 20 July 1786||Died||
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|||1736 — 16 January 1816||7 July 1780 — 16 January 1816||Died||
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|||6 August 1741 — 18 October 1793||6 November 1786 — 18 October 1793||Died||
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|||3 June 1743 — 7 March 1808||7 November 1793 — 7 March 1808||Died||
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|||1751 — 8 July 1814||7 March 1794 — 18 June 1794
31 March 1808 — 28 May 1812||Became a Justice of the King's Bench
Retired||
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|||17 March 1746 — 4 June 1800||18 June 1794 — 4 June 1800||Died||
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|||4 October 1739 — 20 September 1823||11 June 1800 — 11 January 1816||Retired||
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|||27 October 1751 — 8 February 1820||29 May 1812 — 6 November 1813||Became Chief Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||16 October 1756 — 25 December 1824||18 November 1813 — 4 November 1818||Became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

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|||6 April 1763 — 8 December 1838||23 January 1816 — 8 December 1838||Died||
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|||7 October 1762 — 4 November 1832||12 February 1816 — 2 May 1816||Became a Justice of the King's Bench||
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|||August 1749 — 25 March 1837||4 May 1816 — 16 January 1830||Retired||
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|||3 March 1771 — 19 March 1841||30 November 1818 — 18 June 1824||Retired||
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|||d. 26 March 1839||5 July 1824 — 22 February 1837||Retired||
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|||2 May 1773 — 25 September 1847||1 February 1830 — 16 January 1830||Retired||
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|||d. 27 January 1857||1 November 1830 — 29 April 1834||Became a Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||11 February 1769 — 25 September 1839||29 April 1834 — 25 September 1839||Died||
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|||d. 11 July 1849||23 February 1837 — 11 July 1849||Died||
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|||12 March 1788 — 9 November 1864||9 January 1839 — 4 November 1844||Retired||
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|||25 April 1788 — 16 January 1858||11 November 1839 — 3 July 1855||Retired||
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|||20 August 1793 — 29 July 1863||26 January 1842 — 11 January 1858||Became a judge of the newly—created Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes

Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes

The Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes was created by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, which transferred the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts in matters matrimonial to the new court so created....

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|||1 October 1793 — 28 January 1880||6 November 1844 — 27 October 1846||Became a justice of the Queen's Bench||
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|||1797 — 2 November 1875||27 October 1846 — 7 February 1865||Retired||
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|||26 May 1795 — 13 March 1854||28 July 1849 — 13 March 1854||Died||
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|||17 May 1796 — 5 December 1859||24 March 1854 — 5 December 1859||Died||
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|||13 February 1814 — 2 October 1872||3 July 1855 — 2 October 1872||Died||
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|||11 January 1801 — 3 February 1884||9 January 1858 — 23 January 1873||Retired||
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|||13 January 1804 — 1 October 1888||14 December 1859 — 5 February 1875||Retired||
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|||25 December 1806 — 3 May 1891||7 February 1865 — 3 November 1871||Became a member of the Privy Council

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. Established by the Judicial Committee Act 1833 to hear appeals formerly heard by the King in Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is one of the highest courts in the United...

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|||13 August 1815 — 5 December 1859||24 August 1868 — 1 November 1875||Became a judge of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...

(Common Pleas Division)||
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|||21 June 1817 — 27 October 1886||7 November 1871 — 22 November 1871||Became a member of the Privy Council

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

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|||11 July 1811 — 1 August 1896||30 November 1871 — 1 November 1875||Became a judge of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...

(Common Pleas Division)||
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|||23 December 1819 — 21 December 1896||17 October 1872 — 1 November 1875||Became a judge of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...

(Common Pleas Division)||
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|||22 January 1819 — 16 September 1875||23 January 1873 — 18 February 1875||Retired||
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|||1817 — 18 October 1876||6 February 1875 — 1 November 1875||Became a judge of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...

(Common Pleas Division)||
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|||8 September 1815 — 5 December 1890||22 February 1875 — 12 May 1875||Became a Baron of the Exchequer||
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|||29 November 1828 — 9 December 1921||12 May 1875 — 1 November 1875||Became a judge of the High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...

(Common Pleas Division)||
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