List of Lords of Appeal
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This is a list of the last Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and other Lords of Appeal before the judicial functions of the House of Lords ended in 2009.
), the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
appointed under section 6 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
were, in order of seniority:
, eligible to form the quorum (3) of the House of Lords necessary to hear and determine judicial business were:
Last Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
As of 30 September 2009 (the day before their functions were transferred to the Supreme Court of the United KingdomSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
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), the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the United Kingdom in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters...
appointed under section 6 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the judicial functions of the House of Lords. The act was repealed by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which transferred the judicial functions from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court of the...
were, in order of seniority:
- The Rt Hon. The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, PCNicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth MatraversNicholas Addison Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, KG PC is the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Before 1 October 2009 his title was Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was Master of the Rolls from 2000 to 2005 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2005...
(Senior Lord of Appeal in OrdinarySenior Lord of Appeal in OrdinaryThe President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the head of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The office 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 Lord of Appeal in Ordinary...
) (2013) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Hope of Craighead, PCDavid Hope, Baron Hope of CraigheadJames Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, is a Scottish judge and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
(Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary) (2013) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Saville of Newdigate, PCMark Saville, Baron Saville of NewdigateMark Oliver Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate PC, QC is a British judge and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(2011) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Scott of Foscote, PCRichard Scott, Baron Scott of FoscoteRichard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote PC, QC , is a British judge, who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:...
(2009) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, PCAlan Rodger, Baron Rodger of EarlsferryAlan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, FRSE, FBA, PC was a Scottish lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....
(2019) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, PCRobert Walker, Baron Walker of GestingthorpeRobert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, PC, QC is an English barrister and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom...
(2013) - The Rt Hon. The Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, PCBrenda Hale, Baroness Hale of RichmondBrenda Marjorie Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, QC, PC, FBA is a British legal academic, barrister, judge and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....
(2020) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, PCSimon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-HeywoodSimon Denis Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, PC, is a British lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(2012) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Mance, PCJonathan Mance, Baron ManceJonathan Hugh Mance, Baron Mance, PC is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.-Early life:Mance was born on 6 June 1943, one of four children of Sir Henry Mance, an important figure in Lloyd's Register. Like his father, he attended Charterhouse, a boarding school in Godalming, Surrey...
(2018) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, PC (2018)
- The Rt Hon. The Lord Collins of Mapesbury, PC (c. 2011)
- The Rt Hon. The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, PC (c. 2023)
Last Lords of Appeal
As of 30 September 2009, the other Lords of Appeal who were, by virtue of sections 5 & 25 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the judicial functions of the House of Lords. The act was repealed by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which transferred the judicial functions from the House of Lords to the Supreme Court of the...
, eligible to form the quorum (3) of the House of Lords necessary to hear and determine judicial business were:
- The Rt Hon. The Baroness Clark of CaltonLynda Clark, Baroness Clark of CaltonLynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, QC is a Scottish judge. She was formerly the Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands...
(26 Feb 2019) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Cullen of WhitekirkWilliam Cullen, Baron Cullen of WhitekirkWilliam Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, is one of the senior members of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial...
(18 Nov 2010) - The Rt Hon. The Lord HardieAndrew Hardie, Baron HardieAndrew Rutherford Hardie, Baron Hardie, PC, QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer...
(8 Jan 2016) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Irvine of LairgDerry Irvine, Baron Irvine of LairgAlexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, PC, QC , known as Derry Irvine, is a British lawyer and political figure who served as Lord Chancellor under his former pupil barrister Tony Blair....
(23 Jun 2015) - The Rt Hon. The Lord Mackay of DrumadoonDonald Mackay, Baron Mackay of DrumadoonDonald Sage Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer. He is one of five additional Lords of Appeal in the House of Lords....
(30 Jan 2016)
- The date in parentheses is the date after which the Lord of Appeal is disqualified from participating in judicial business. The date is set by the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.