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During the Commonwealth of England, from 1649 to 1660, the court was known as the Upper Bench. [2] The English Court of King's Bench was abolished in 1875 by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873. The Court's jurisdiction passed in each case to a new High Court of Justice and specifically to the King's Bench Division of that court.
The Queen's Bench thus ceased to exist, holding its last session on 6 July 1875, [32] except as the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court. [33] The existence of the same courts as divisions of one unified body was a quirk of constitutional law, which prevented the compulsory demotion or retirement of Chief Justices.
Justice of the King's Bench, or Justice of the Queen's Bench during the reign of a female monarch, was a puisne judicial position within the Court of King's Bench, under the Chief Justice. The King's Bench was a court of common law which modern academics argue was founded independently in 1234, having previously been part of the curia regis. [2]
Case listings have begun referring to the King’s Bench Division of the High Court and Queen’s Counsel have become King’s Counsel.
Sir Brian Henry Leveson [1] (/ ˈ l ɛ v ɪ s ən / LEV-iss-ən; born 22 June 1949) is a retired English judge who is the current Investigatory Powers Commissioner, having previously served as the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
Law Reports, Queen's Bench, covering decision of the King's Bench Division (named the Queen's Bench Division during the reigns of Victoria and Elizabeth II) of the High Court – started in 1865, [13] renamed Law Reports, Queen's Bench Division in 1875, renamed to drop "Division" in 1891, [14] renamed to take account of the change of monarch in ...
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According to Elrington Ball, [3] the Court called the King's Bench can be identified as early as 1290. It was fully operational by 1324, headed by the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, who was assisted by at least one, and usually, two or more associate justices, although for brief periods the Chief Justice was forced to sit alone, due to the lack of a suitably qualified colleague.