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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.
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 sets out the conditions for the appointments of a President, Deputy President or Justice of the Court. That person must have held high judicial office (judge of the Supreme Court, English High Court or Court of Appeal, Northern Irish High Court or Court of Appeal, or Scottish Court of Session) for at least two years, [6] or have held rights of audience at the ...
He retired on reaching the then applicable retirement age of 70 in June 2021. [2] On 17 August 2022, it was announced that Richards had been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. [3] Lord Richards was sworn in on 3 October 2022, when it was announced that he would take the judicial title Lord Richards of Camberwell ...
On 27 June 2018, it was announced that Simler was to be appointed to the Court of Appeal, an appointment she took up on 2 July 2019. [ 4 ] Simler was chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Bar Council , [ 5 ] and at the date of announcement of her appointment to the High Court bench in 2013 she was head of her chambers. [ 6 ]
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is not administered by HMCTS, as it is a UK-wide court, as opposed to an English and Welsh one. Its administration is under a Chief Executive who is appointed by the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. [3] [4] [5]
He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland in September 2017. As an Appeal Court Judge he was sworn in as a Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 2017. [3] On the 1 October 2020 he become a Justice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court, following the retirement of Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. [4]
Presidents of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Her Majesty's Courts Service carried out the administration and support for the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Crown Court, the magistrates' courts, the county courts and the Probate Service in England and Wales. When established court services were administered by seven regions responsible for 42 local areas.