The Lord or 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 Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is a judge who presides over the courts of Northern Ireland and is the head of the Northern Irish judiciary. The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Dame Siobhan Keegan. Her counterpart in England and Wales is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,and in Scotland her equivalent is the Lord President of the Court of Session. The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922,and was preceded by the position of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland prior to the partition of Ireland.
A justice of the High Court,commonly known as a High Court judge,is a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales,and represents the third-highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne justices and wear red and black robes.
Dame Victoria Madeleine Sharp,,PC is a British barrister and judge. She has been the President of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice since 2019.
Dame Eleanor Warwick King is a British judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
The Judges' Council is a body in England and Wales that,representing the judiciary,advises the Lord Chief Justice on judicial matters. It has its historical roots in the original Council of the Judges of the Supreme Court,created by the Judicature Act 1873 to oversee the new Supreme Court of Judicature. This body initially met regularly,reforming the procedure used by the circuit courts,and the new High Court of Justice but met less regularly as time went on,meeting only twice between 1900 and 1907,with a gap of ten years between meetings in 1940 and 1950 respectively. After relative inactivity,it was eventually wound up through the Supreme Court Act 1981,which contained no provisions for its continued existence,something Denis Dobson attributes to newer bodies which performed the duties the Council had originally been created to do.
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.
The Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales is a member of the Court of Appeal appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to supervise the Presiding Judges for the various judicial circuits of England and Wales. The Senior Presiding Judge is responsible for deployment and personnel issues for all circuits and acts as a "general point of liaison" for the courts,judiciary and Government.
Dame Nicola Velfor Davies,DBE is a 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.
Sue Lascelles Carr,Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill,is an English jurist and life peer who has served as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales since 1 October 2023. She is the first woman to serve as the head of the judiciary of England and Wales since the inception of the office of Lord Chief Justice in the 13th century. Carr previously served as a High Court judge from 2013 to 2020 and a Lady Justice of Appeal from 2020 to 2023.
Dame Geraldine Mary Andrews,,styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Andrews,is a Lady Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Sir James Richard William Goss,styled The Hon. Mr Justice Goss,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales,assigned to the King's Bench Division. He was previously a Queen's Counsel,specialising in criminal law.
Dame Maura Patricia McGowan,DBE,styled The Hon. Mrs Justice McGowan,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Dame Elisabeth Mary Caroline Laing,,styled The Rt. Hon. Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing,is a Lady Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford, DBE is a High Court Judge of England and Wales.
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.
Emma Louise Arbuthnot,Baroness Arbuthnot of Edrom,,known professionally as Mrs Justice Arbuthnot,serves as a High Court judge for England and Wales since 2021.
Dame Karen Margaret Steyn,DBE is a British High Court judge.
