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.
There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales—different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance,in line with the order of the courts in which they sit,so that judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are given more weight than district judges sitting in county courts and magistrates' courts. On 1 April 2020 there were 3,174 judges in post in England and Wales. Some judges with United Kingdom-wide jurisdiction also sit in England and Wales,particularly Justices of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and members of the tribunals judiciary.
Cyril Asquith,Baron Asquith of Bishopstone,PC was an English barrister and judge who served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1951 until his death three years later.
Sir William James Lynton Blair is a British retired judge. He was previously a Queen's Counsel at London barristers' chambers 3 Verulam Buildings,specialising in domestic and international banking and finance law. He is the elder brother of Sir Tony Blair,the former British prime minister.
In England and Wales the Law Commission is an independent law commission set up by Parliament by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reforms. The organisation is headed by a Chairman and four Law Commissioners. It proposes changes to the law that will make the law simpler,more accessible,fairer,modern and more cost-effective. It consults widely on its proposals and in the light of the responses to public consultation,it presents recommendations to the UK Parliament that,if legislated upon,would implement its law reform recommendations. The commission is part of the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies.
John Anthony Dyson,Lord Dyson,is a former British judge and barrister. He was Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice,the second most senior judge in England and Wales,from 2012 to 2016,and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2012. He was the first justice to be appointed who was not a peer.
Sir Nicholas Anthony Joseph Ghislain Mostyn,styled The Hon. Mr Justice Mostyn,is a British High Court judge,assigned to the Family Division.
Sir Peter Henry Gross is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and judicial commissioner of the Court of Appealing in Brunei.
Sir Andrew Ewart McFarlane is a British judge. He was a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales from 2011 to 2018,and became President of the Family Division in July 2018 upon Sir James Munby’s retirement from that office.
Sir Martin James Moore-Bick,PC is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Sir Timothy Victor Holroyde,PC,styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Holroyde,is an English Court of Appeal judge,formerly a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales,Queen's Bench Division. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in October 2017. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2017. In 2015 he was appointed a member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales,and served as its Chairman between 2018 and 2022. In June 2022 he was appointed Vice-President of the Court of Appeal,succeeding Lord Justice Fulford.
Sir James Michael Dingemans,styled The Rt Hon Lord Justice Dingemans,is a judge of the Court of Appeal,having previously served as a High Court judge.
Sir Stephen John Irwin,is a retired British judge and barrister. From September 2016 until October 2020,he was a Lord Justice of Appeal. From May 2006 to 2016,he served as a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
The Eldon Law Scholarship is a scholarship awarded to students from the University of Oxford who wish to study for the English Bar. Applicants must either have obtained a first class honours degree in the Final Honours School,or obtained a distinction on the BCL or MJur. It is a two-year scholarship presently funded at £9,000 a year.
Christopher William Bellamy,Baron Bellamy,,is a British barrister and former judge.
Sir Derek Anthony Sweeting is a British High Court judge.
Sir David Andrew Foxton is a British High Court judge.
Sir Martin Daniel Chamberlain is a British High Court judge.
Sir Martin Alexander Griffiths is a British High Court judge.
