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This is a list of justices of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the puisne judges of the court. They serve in addition to the High Court's ex officio members: [1] Lady Chief Justice; President of the King's Bench Division; President of the Family Division; Chancellor of the High Court; Senior Presiding Judge
A justice of the High Court, commonly known as a High Court judge, is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and represents the third-highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne justices and wear red and black robes. [1] High Court judges do not include the ex ...
The Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The High Court of Justice was established in 1875 by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873.The Act merged eight existing English courts – the Court of Chancery, the Court of King's Bench, the Court of Common Pleas, the Court of Exchequer, the High Court of Admiralty, the Court of Probate, the Court for Divorce and ...
The seven Insolvency and Companies Court Judges, one of whom is the Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge, [18] hear and dispose of much of the High Court insolvency (both personal and corporate) and pure company law cases and trials in London (such as cases arising under the Insolvency Act 1986, the Company Directors Disqualification Act ...
On 1 October 2019, Steyn was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing the retiring Sir Timothy King, and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. [5] [6] She received the customary damehood in the same year. She serves as a liaison judge for the Administrative Court.
The Judiciary of England and Wales contains many levels, based on the court in which the judge sits. Titles are given to judges relating to their position and, in the case of knighthoods and peerages , this includes the positions they had previously held.
The judiciaries of the United Kingdom are the separate judiciaries of the three legal systems in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.The judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, Employment Tribunals, Employment Appeal Tribunal and the UK tribunals system do have a United Kingdom-wide jurisdiction but judgments only apply ...
The court comprises a president, a deputy president and 10 (puisne) justices, for a total of 12 judges, of which — by convention — nine are from England and Wales, two from Scotland, and one from Northern Ireland. At the court's creation, 10 judges were appointed from the House of Lords, and one was appointed directly to it.