The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the president of the Courts of England and Wales.
Mary Howarth Arden,Baroness Mance,,PC,known professionally as Lady Arden of Heswall,is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Before that,she was a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases,and for criminal cases originating in England,Wales and Northern Ireland. As the United Kingdom’s highest appellate court for these matters,it hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.
Heather Carol Hallett,Baroness Hallett,,is a retired English judge of the Court of Appeal and a crossbench life peer. The first woman to chair the Bar Council and the fifth woman to sit in the Court of Appeal,Hallett led the independent inquest into the 7/7 bombings. In April 2019,she was appointed Chair of the Security Vettings Appeal Panel. In December 2021,she was announced as the chair of the public inquiry into the UK Government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 29 June 2022,the Government accepted Baroness Hallett's proposed terms of reference for the inquiry,with minor changes suggested by the devolved administrations.
Dame Laura Mary Cox,,styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cox,is a former English High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division,serving from 2002 until her retirement in 2016. Before serving on the bench,she was a barrister who specialised in employment law,discrimination and human rights.
Jill Margaret Black,Lady Black of Derwent,is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Dame Julia Wendy Macur,DBE,known as The Rt Hon Lady Justice Macur,is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Between April 2017 and December 2019,she was the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales.
Dame Nicola Velfor Davies,DBE is British barrister and judge who is currently a Lady Justice of Appeal,to which she was appointed in 2018. At the Bar she practised in medical law. She is referred to as Rt Hon Lady Justice Nicola Davies.
Vivien Judith Rose,Lady Rose of Colmworth,is a senior British judge,currently sitting as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Dame Geraldine Mary Andrews,DBE,styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Andrews,is a Lady Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Dame Beverley Ann Macnaughton Lang,,styled The Hon. Ms Justice Lang,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Dame Ingrid Ann Simler,DBE,styled The Rt Hon Lady Justice Simler,is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Dame Kathryn Mary Thirlwall,DBE,styled The Rt Hon Lady Justice Thirlwall,is an English judge of the Court of Appeal,and since December 2019 is the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales. She practised as a barrister from 1982,was a High Court judge from April 2010,and was promoted to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in February 2017.
Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford, DBE is a High Court Judge of England and Wales.
Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell,DBE KC,commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell is a British high court judge and barrister.
Dame Philippa Jane Whipple,is a British judge,former barrister,and former solicitor. Between October 2015 and November 2021,she was a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Since November 2021 she has been a judge of the Court of Appeal.
Sir Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury is a British High Court judge of England and Wales. In 2017,he was made Knight Bachelor on appointment,becoming the first British-Bangladeshi and Muslim to be appointed to the High Court of Justice.
Dame Karen Margaret Steyn,DBE is a British High Court judge.
Dame Rowena Collins Rice,,the Honourable Mrs Justice Collins Rice,is a British High Court judge and former civil servant.
Dame Heather Jane Williams,also known as The Honourable Mrs Justice Heather Williams DBE,is a British High Court judge.
