Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

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The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is the head of the judiciary and president of the courts in Northern Ireland, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice in that jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf Lord Chancellor
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
appointedOnRecommendationOf Judicial Appointments Commission for Northern Ireland
chairs Judicial Executive Team in Northern Ireland
country United Kingdom
currentHolder Dame Siobhan Keegan
firstHolder Sir Denis Henry
hasAbbreviation LCJ (NI)
hasAuthorityOver allocation of judicial business in Northern Ireland
deployment of judges in Northern Ireland
judicial conduct in Northern Ireland
hasStyle The Right Honourable
hasTitleForm Lord Chief Justice
headOf judiciary of Northern Ireland
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Belfast
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 years
memberOf Judicial Council of the United Kingdom
notableFact Dame Siobhan Keegan is the first woman to hold the office of Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
officeCreatedIn 1922
officeHoldersInclude Dame Siobhan Keegan
Sir Brian Hutton
Sir Declan Morgan
Sir John MacDermott
Sir Robert Lowry
officeType head of the judiciary
president of the courts
overseesBody Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Crown Court in Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
coroners’ courts in Northern Ireland
county courts in Northern Ireland
magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland
participatesIn Judicial Appointments process in Northern Ireland
partOf judicial system of the United Kingdom
positionHeldIn Courts and Tribunals of Northern Ireland
precededByOffice Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
rankComparedTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord President of the Court of Session
reportsTo Northern Ireland Assembly
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
represents judiciary of Northern Ireland
residence Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast
responsibleFor administration of justice in Northern Ireland
termLength until mandatory retirement age for judges

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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales notTheSameAs Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland headedBy Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland presidingJudgeTitle Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland composition Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Lords Justices of Appeal
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland headedBy Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Minister for Justice (Northern Ireland) worksWith Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord President of the Court of Session isDistinctFrom Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland hasChiefJudge Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland legal system hasHeadOfJudiciary Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland notableFact Dame Siobhan Keegan is the first woman to hold the office of Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Judiciary of Northern Ireland hasHeadOfJudiciary Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Judiciary of Northern Ireland overseenBy Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Judiciary of Northern Ireland hasJudgeType Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord Carswell positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland