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The ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are the Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal. These judges serve with the ex officio members of the court:
Judges of the Court of Appeal are made members of the Privy Council within months of appointment, enabling them to serve as members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and entitling them to the style The Right Honourable.
The Senior Courts Act 1981 limited in principle the total number of Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal;[1] it was raised by one to 39 by The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2015 (the Act allows for such Orders). The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 mandated that, along with other senior judges throughout the UK, they retired at 70 years of age (save for judges appointed before 31 March 1995 who had to retire at 75). However, the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 amended the 1993 Act to restore the retirement age of 75 for all judges, whenever appointed.[2]
These are the ex officio judges of the Court of Appeal excepting the qualifying justices of the Supreme Court (the judges appointed from England and Wales); they are listed at Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom:
Office | Judge | Alma mater | Mandatory retirement | Date of appointment | Prior roles |
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Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales | The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill | Trinity College, Cambridge | September 1, 2039 | October 1, 2023 | Court of Appeal (21 April 2020) Queen's Bench (14 June 2013) |
Master of the Rolls | Sir Geoffrey Vos | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | April 22, 2030 | January 11, 2021 | Chancellor (24 October 2016) Court of Appeal (1 October 2013) Chancery Division (27 October 2009) |
President of the King's Bench Division | Dame Victoria Sharp | University of Bristol | February 8, 2031 | June 23, 2019 | Court of Appeal (1 October 2013) Queen's Bench (13 January 2009) |
President of the Family Division | Sir Andrew McFarlane | Collingwood College, Durham | June 20, 2029 | July 28, 2018 | Court of Appeal (28 July 2011) Family Division (18 April 2005) |
Chancellor of the High Court | Sir Julian Flaux | Worcester College, Oxford | May 11, 2030 | February 3, 2021 | Court of Appeal (8 December 2016) Queen's Bench (14 April 2007) |
As of 15 December 2023 there are 36 Judges on the court: 27 Lord Justices of Appeal and 9 Lady Justices of Appeal.[3]
Lord/Lady Justice | Alma mater | Mandatory retirement |
Date of appointment |
High Court appointment |
High Court division |
Other roles | |
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1 | Sir Kim Lewison | Downing College, Cambridge | May 1, 2027 | October 3, 2011 | April 29, 2003 | Chancery | |
2 | Sir Nicholas Underhill | New College, Oxford | May 12, 2027 | April 9, 2013 | January 20, 2006 | Queen's
Bench |
Vice-President of the Civil Division |
3 | Dame Julia Macur | University of Sheffield | April 17, 2032 | July 31, 2013 | October 3, 2005 | Family | |
4 | Sir David Bean | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | March 25, 2029 | October 1, 2014 | July 19, 2004 | Queen's
Bench | |
5 | Dame Eleanor King | University of Hull | September 13, 2032 | October 1, 2014 | April 4, 2008 | Family | Chair of the Judicial College |
6 | Sir Keith Lindblom | St John's College, Oxford | September 20, 2031 | November 2, 2015 | October 4, 2010 | Queen's Bench | Senior President of Tribunals |
7 | Dame Kathryn [Kate] Thirlwall | University of Bristol Northumbria University |
November 21, 2032 | February 1, 2017 | April 13, 2010 | Queen's
Bench |
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8 | Sir Andrew Moylan | University of Oxford | June 23, 2028 | March 29, 2017 | February 23, 2007 | Family | |
9 | Sir Timothy Holroyde | Wadham College, Oxford | August 18, 2030 | October 2, 2017 | January 13, 2009 | Queen's
Bench |
Vice-President of the Criminal Division. |
10 | Sir Peter Jackson | Brasenose College, Oxford | December 9, 2030 | October 2, 2017 | October 1, 2010 | Family | |
11 | Sir Guy Newey | Queens' College, Cambridge | January 21, 2034 | October 2, 2017 | January 12, 2010 | Chancery | |
12 | Sir Rabinder Singh | Trinity College, Cambridge University of California, Berkeley |
March 6, 2039 | October 2, 2017 | October 3, 2011 | Queen's Bench | President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal |
13 | Dame Sarah Asplin | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
September 16, 2034 | October 2, 2017 | October 1, 2012 | Chancery | |
14 | Sir Peter Coulson | University of Keele | March 31, 2033 | March 8, 2018 | January 14, 2008 | Queen's Bench | |
15 | Sir Jonathan Baker | St John's College, Cambridge | August 5, 2030 | October 1, 2018 | November 2, 2009 | Family | |
16 | Dame Nicola Davies | University of Birmingham | March 13, 2028 | October 1, 2018 | January 22, 2010 | Queen's Bench | |
17 | Sir Charles Haddon-Cave | Pembroke College, Cambridge | March 20, 2031 | October 1, 2018 | October 31, 2011 | Queen's Bench | |
18 | Sir Nicholas Green | University of Leicester University of Toronto University of Southampton |
October 14, 2033 | October 1, 2018 | October 1, 2013 | Queen's Bench | |
19 | Sir Stephen Males | St John's College, Cambridge | November 23, 2030 | January 14, 2019 | October 1, 2012 | Queen's Bench | |
20 | Sir Richard Arnold | Magdalen College, Oxford University of Westminster |
June 23, 2036 | October 1, 2019 | October 1, 2008 | Chancery | |
21 | Sir Andrew Popplewell | Downing College, Cambridge | January 14, 2034 | October 19, 2019 | October 3, 2011 | Queen's Bench | |
22 | Sir James Dingemans | Mansfield College, Oxford | June 25, 2039 | October 21, 2019 | June 10, 2013 | Queen's Bench | |
23 | Sir Stephen Phillips | University College, Oxford | October 10, 2036 | January 13, 2020 | October 1, 2013 | Queen’s Bench | |
24 | Sir Jeremy Stuart-Smith | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | January 18, 2030 | October 1, 2020 | October 2, 2012 | Queen’s Bench | |
25 | Sir Clive Lewis | Churchill College, Cambridge | June 13, 2035 | October 1, 2020 | June 13, 2013 | Queen's Bench | |
26 | Dame Geraldine Andrews | King's College London | April 19, 2034 | October 1, 2020 | October 1, 2013 | Queen’s Bench | |
27 | Sir Christopher Nugee | Corpus Christi College, Oxford | January 23, 2034 | October 1, 2020 | October 1, 2013 | Chancery | |
28 | Dame Elisabeth Laing | Newnham College, Cambridge | November 19, 2031 | October 28, 2020 | April 29, 2014 | Queen’s Bench | |
29 | Sir Colin Birss | Downing College, Cambridge | January 28, 2039 | January 25, 2021 | May 13, 2013 | Chancery | Deputy Head of Civil Justice |
30 | Sir Andrew Edis | University College Oxford | November 9, 2032 | January 27, 2021 | October 1, 2014 | Queen's Bench | Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales |
31 | Sir Mark Warby | St John's College Oxford | October 10, 2033 | February 3, 2021 | June 10, 2014 | Queen's Bench | |
32 | Sir William Davis | Queen Mary University of London | June 20, 2029 | October 1, 2021 | May 1, 2014 | Queen's Bench | Chairman of the Sentencing Council |
33 | Sir Richard Snowden | Downing College Cambridge | March 20, 2037 | October 1, 2021 | April 30, 2015 | Chancery | |
34 | Dame Philippa Whipple | Merton College Oxford | May 7, 2041 | November 15, 2021 | October 1, 2015 | Queen's Bench | |
35 | Dame Sarah Falk | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge | June 1, 2037 | November 2, 2022 | October 1, 2018 | Chancery | |
36 | Sir Peter Fraser | St John's College Cambridge | September 6, 2038 | December 15, 2023 | October 1, 2015 | King's Bench | Chairman of the Law Commission |