President of the Family Division

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The President of the Family Division is the senior judge in England and Wales responsible for leading and overseeing the High Court’s Family Division and the family justice system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
leadership position
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
appointmentsAdvisedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
appointmentsInvolve Judicial Appointments Commission
appointmentsRecommendedBy Lord Chancellor
branchOfLaw family law
category Family courts
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Judicial titles in England and Wales
country England and Wales
courtLevel High Court
createdBy Courts Act 1971
dateOfEstablishment 1971
hasOfficialResidence London
linked to: London, England
hasTitleHolder Sir Andrew McFarlane
isPartOf High Court of Justice of England and Wales
jurisdiction England and Wales
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem English law
Welsh law
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
officeHoldersMustBe Lord or Lady Justice of Appeal or High Court judge
officeType full‑time judicial office
oversees Family Division of the High Court of Justice
family justice system in England and Wales
partOf Senior Judiciary of England and Wales
positionHeld President of the Family Division
predecessorOffice President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
rankInJudiciary head of Family Division of the High Court
senior judge of the High Court of Justice
reportsTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
responsibleFor administration of family justice
allocation of family cases within the High Court
development of family procedure rules (with Family Procedure Rule Committee)
issuing practice directions in family proceedings
judicial leadership in family law matters
judicial training in family law (with Judicial College)
leadership of the Family Division of the High Court
liaison with Family Court judiciary
seat Royal Courts of Justice, London
startTime 2018
style Lord Justice
The Right Honourable
termLength until mandatory retirement age
worksWith Chancellor of the High Court
Master of the Rolls
linked to: Lord Denning

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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales sharesJurisdictionWith President of the Family Division
judiciary of England and Wales hasOffice President of the Family Division
High Court of Justice of England and Wales presidentOfDivision President of the Family Division
President of the King’s Bench Division collaboratesWith President of the Family Division
President of the Family Division predecessorOffice President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
linked to: President of the Family Division
Sir Andrew McFarlane positionHeld President of the Family Division
Family Division of the High Court headedBy President of the Family Division