Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
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The Lord
Chief Justice
of Northern Ireland is the head of the judiciary in Northern Ireland
, presiding over the Courts of Northern Ireland
. The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Sir Declan Morgan
. His counterparts in England and Wales
and in Scotland
are the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
and the Lord President of the Court of Session
.
The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922.
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Northern Ireland is the head of the judiciary in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, presiding over the Courts of Northern Ireland
Courts of Northern Ireland
The courts of Northern Ireland are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Northern Ireland: they are constituted and governed by Northern Ireland law....
. The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Sir Declan Morgan
Declan Morgan
Sir Charles Declan Morgan, QC is the current Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.-Early life:Morgan was born in 1952 and educated at St Columb's College in Derry, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Queen's University, Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1976 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1993....
. His counterparts in England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
and in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
are the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
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,...
and the Lord President of the Court of Session
Lord President of the Court of Session
The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836...
.
The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922.
Lords Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (1922-)
- The Rt Hon. Sir Denis Henry, Bt, (1922-1925)
- The Rt Hon. Sir William Moore, BtSir William Moore, 1st BaronetSir William Moore, 1st Baronet PC was a Unionist member of the British House of Commons from Ireland and a Judge of Ireland, then of Northern Ireland. He was created a Baronet in 1932.Sir William was the eldest son of Queen Victoria's honourary physician in Ireland, Dr...
(1925-1937) - The Rt Hon. Sir James Andrews, BtSir James Andrews, 1st BaronetSir James Andrews, 1st Baronet, KC, PC was the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and brother of Prime Minister John Miller Andrews and Thomas Andrews, builder of the Titanic.-Early life:...
(1937-1951) - The Rt Hon. The Lord MacDermottJohn MacDermott, Baron MacDermottJohn Clarke MacDermott, Baron MacDermott, MC PC was a Northern Irish politician and lawyer who was Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland from 1951 to 1971....
(1951-1971) - Major The Rt Hon. The Lord Lowry (1971-1988)
- The Rt Hon. Sir Brian HuttonBrian Hutton, Baron HuttonJames Brian Edward Hutton, Baron Hutton, PC, QC , is a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and British Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.- Background :...
(1988-1997) - The Rt Hon. Sir Robert CarswellRobert Carswell, Baron CarswellRobert Douglas Carswell, Baron Carswell, PC, QC , is a retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.The son of Alan and Nance Carswell was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in classics and law in 1956...
(1997-2004) - The Rt Hon. Sir Brian KerrBrian Kerr (Judge)Brian Francis Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, PC, is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.-Early life:...
(2004-2009) - The Rt Hon. Sir Declan MorganDeclan MorganSir Charles Declan Morgan, QC is the current Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.-Early life:Morgan was born in 1952 and educated at St Columb's College in Derry, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Queen's University, Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1976 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1993....
(2009-)
See also
- Lord Chief Justice of IrelandLord Chief Justice of Irelandthumb|200px|The Four CourtsThe headquarters of the Irish judicial system since 1804. The Court of King's Bench was one of the original four courts that sat there....
- Lord Chief Justice of Southern Ireland
Sources
- The Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History since 1800, N. C. Fleming and Alan O'Day, p.420, ISBN 0-582-08102-5