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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is a list of the last Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and other Lords of Appeal before the judicial functions of the House of Lords ended in 2009.
Last Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
As of 30 September 2009, (the day before their functions were transferred to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom), the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary appointed under section 6 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 were, in order of seniority:
| Law Lord | Served from | Served until | Mandatory retirement |
Death | Prior senior judicial roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers[1] (Senior Lord) |
12 January 1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
21 January 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2005–2008) Master of the Rolls (2000–2005) Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1995–1999) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1987–1995)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Hope of Craighead[2] (Second Senior Lord) |
1 October 1996Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 June 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
27 June 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (1989–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Saville of Newdigate[1] | 28 July 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
20 March 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1994–1997) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1985–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Scott of Foscote[1] | 17 July 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2 October 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Vice Chancellor of the High Court (1994–2000) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1991–1994) Justice of the High Court, CD (1983–1991)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry[2] | 1 October 2001Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 June 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
18 September 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 June 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (1995–2001)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe[1] | 1 October 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
17 March 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
17 March 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
16 November 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1997–2002) Justice of the High Court, CD (1984–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Baroness Hale of Richmond[1] | 12 January 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11 January 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
31 January 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1999–2003) Justice of the High Court, FD (1994–1999)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood[1] | 13 January 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
9 April 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
9 April 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
7 July 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1992–2004) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1984–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Mance[1] | 3 October 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6 June 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6 June 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1999–2005) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1993–1999)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury[1] | 11 January 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4 September 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10 January 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (2004–2007) Justice of the High Court, CD (1996–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Collins of Mapesbury[1] | 20 April 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
7 May 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
7 May 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (2004–2007) Justice of the High Court, CD (1996–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore[1] | 29 June 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
22 February 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1 December 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (2004–2009) Justice of the High Court (NI) (1993–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Last Lords of Appeal
As of 30 September 2009, the other Lords of Appeal who were, by virtue of sections 5 & 25 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, eligible to form the quorum (3) of the House of Lords necessary to hear and determine judicial business were:
- The date in parentheses is the date after which the Lord of Appeal is disqualified from participating in judicial business. The date is set by the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Eligible Lords
| Lord Chancellor | Served from | Served until | Mandatory retirement |
Death | Prior senior judicial roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Mackay of Clashfern[2] | 28 October 1987Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2 May 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2 July 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| The Lord Irvine of Lairg[2] | 2 May 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12 June 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
23 June 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
None | |
| The Lord Falconer of Thoroton[2] | 12 June 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
27 June 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
19 November 2026Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
None | |
| Law Lord | Served from | Served until | Mandatory retirement |
Death | Prior senior judicial roles |
| The Lord Goff of Chieveley[1] (Senior Lord) |
6 February 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12 November 2001Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
14 August 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1982–1986) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1975–1982)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Browne-Wilkinson[1] (Senior Lord) |
1 October 1991Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
5 June 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 March 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25 July 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Vice Chancellor of the High Court (1985–1991) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1983–1985) Justice of the High Court, CD (1977–1983)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Bingham of Cornhill[2] (Senior Lord) |
6 June 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
13 October 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11 September 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (1996–2000) Master of the Rolls (1992–1996) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1986–1992) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1980–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Templeman[1] | 30 September 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3 March 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4 June 2014Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1978–1982) Justice of the High Court, CD (1972–1978)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Griffiths[1] | 23 May 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 September 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 May 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1980–1985) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1971–1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Mustill[1] | 10 January 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
21 March 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10 May 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
24 April 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1985–1992) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1978–1985)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Woolf[1] | 1 October 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4 June 1996Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2 May 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2000–2005) Master of the Rolls (1996–2000) Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1992–1996) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1986–1992) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1979–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Lloyd of Berwick[1] | 1 October 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
31 December 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
9 May 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
8 December 2024Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1984–1993) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1978–1983)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead[1] | 3 October 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10 January 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25 January 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
25 September 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Vice Chancellor of the High Court (1991–1994) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1986–1991) Justice of the High Court, CD (1983–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Steyn[1] | 11 January 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1 October 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
15 August 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
28 November 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1992–1995) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1985–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Hoffmann[1] | 21 February 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
21 April 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
8 May 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1992–1995) Justice of the High Court, CD (1985–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Hutton[1] | 6 January 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11 January 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
29 June 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
14 July 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (1989–1997) Justice of the High Court (NI) (1979–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Millett[1] | 1 October 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11 January 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
23 June 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
27 May 2021Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1994–1998) Justice of the High Court, CD (1986–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Carswell[1] | 12 January 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
28 June 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
28 June 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4 May 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (1997–2004) Lord Justice of Appeal (NI) (1992–1997) Justice of the High Court (NI) (1984–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| England and Wales | Served from | Served until | Mandatory retirement |
Death | Prior senior judicial roles |
| The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony[2] | 3 October 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
13 May 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Master of the Rolls (2005–2009) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1998–2005) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1993–1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lady Butler-Sloss[2] | 13 June 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10 August 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10 August 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
President of the Family Division (1999–2005) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1988–1999) Justice of the High Court, CD (1979–1988)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Judge[2] | 1 October 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
19 May 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
7 November 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2008–2013) President of the Queen's Bench Division (2005–2008) Deputy Chief Justice of England and Wales (2003–2005) Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales (1998–2003) Lord Justice of Appeal (E&W) (1996–1999) Justice of the High Court, QBD (1988–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Scotland | Served from | Served until | Mandatory retirement |
Death | Prior senior judicial roles |
| The Lord McCluskey[2] | 29 September 1976Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12 June 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
12 June 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
20 July 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (1984–2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom[2] | 13 June 1984Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
13 June 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
13 June 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
28 January 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (1989–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Mackay of Drumadoon[2] | 13 December 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 January 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
21 August 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (2000–2013)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| The Lord Hardie[2] | 21 May 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
8 January 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (2000–2012)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Lord Cullen of Whitekirk[2] | 17 June 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
18 November 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (1986–2005)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| The Baroness Clark of Calton[2] | 21 June 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 September 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 February 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Senator of the College of Justice: (2006–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
See also
References
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