President of the King’s Bench Division

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The President of the King’s Bench Division is a senior judge of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales who heads the King’s Bench Division and oversees its civil and some criminal judicial work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
leadership role in a court
senior judicial position
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
appointedOnRecommendationOf Judicial Appointments Commission
belongsToBranch judiciary of England and Wales
canSitIn Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Divisional Court of the King’s Bench Division
collaboratesWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Master of the Rolls
linked to: Lord Denning

President of the Family Division
country England and Wales
createdBy reforms of the Supreme Court of Judicature
hasAbbreviation President, KBD
hasResponsibility administrative leadership of the King’s Bench Division
allocation of work within the King’s Bench Division
judicial leadership of the King’s Bench Division
hasSeat Royal Courts of Justice
hasStyle The Right Honourable
hasTitle Lady Justice
Lord Justice
heads King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice
historicallyRelatedTo King’s Bench
isPartOf Senior Courts of England and Wales
isSubordinateTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
legalField civil law
criminal law
public law
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Royal Courts of Justice, London
memberOf High Court of Justice of England and Wales
oversees civil judicial work of the King’s Bench Division
judicial review work in the King’s Bench Division
some appellate work from lower courts
some criminal judicial work of the King’s Bench Division
some serious criminal matters in the High Court
partOf High Court of Justice of England and Wales
precedesInRank ordinary Justices of the High Court
rank senior judge of the High Court of Justice
requiresQualification must be a judge of the High Court or above
statutoryRetirementAge 70 years
succeedsInRank Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
supervises High Court judges in the King’s Bench Division
Masters and procedural judges in the King’s Bench Division
termLength serves until statutory retirement age unless earlier resignation or removal
worksInLanguage English

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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales sharesJurisdictionWith President of the King’s Bench Division
judiciary of England and Wales hasOffice President of the King’s Bench Division
High Court of Justice of England and Wales presidentOfDivision President of the King's Bench Division
linked to: President of the King’s Bench Division