A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children,former wives and other close relatives of a peer,as well as certain officials such as some judges and members of the Scottish gentry. These styles are used "by courtesy" in the sense that persons referred to by these titles do not in law hold the substantive title. There are several different kinds of courtesy titles in the British peerage system.
Lords of Appeal in Ordinary,commonly known as Law Lords,were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords,as a committee of the House,effectively to exercise the judicial functions of the House of Lords,which included acting as the highest appellate court for most domestic matters.
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.
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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.
Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption,Lord Sumption,,KC,is a British author,medieval historian and former senior judge who sat on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2018.
Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes,Lord Hughes of Ombersley,PC is a former English judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was previously a Lord Justice of Appeal and Vice-President of the Criminal Division from 2009,following the retirement of Lord Justice Latham,to 9 April 2013.
Sir Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott,Baron Scott of Foscote,is a British judge,who formerly held the office of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
Robert John Anderson Carnwath,Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill,CVO,PC is a former British Supreme Court judge.
Roger Grenfell Toulson,Lord Toulson,PC was a British lawyer and judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
David James Tyson Kitchin,Lord Kitchin,PC is a British judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2023. He has also served as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 2011 to 2018.
Nicholas Archibald Hamblen,Lord Hamblen of Kersey,PC is British judge currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Prior to his judicial career Hamblen was a specialist in maritime and commercial law.
Michael Townley Featherstone Briggs,Lord Briggs of Westbourne,is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He served earlier as a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Patrick Stewart Hodge,Lord Hodge,PC is a British lawyer,currently serving as Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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.
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are the judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom other than the president and the deputy president of the court. The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United Kingdom for all civil cases,and for criminal cases from the jurisdictions of England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Judges are appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the prime minister,who receives recommendations from a selection commission.
George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt,Lord Leggatt,is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom,the highest court of law in the United Kingdom.
Vivien Judith Rose,Lady Rose of Colmworth,is a British judge currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
David Anthony Stewart Richards,Lord Richards of Camberwell,PC is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
William Benjamin Synge Stephens,Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare,PC is a British judge who serves as a Justice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and previously served as a Lord Justice of Appeal on the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
