Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

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The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales, responsible for representing and overseeing the judicial system.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
appointmentAdvisedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
appointmentRecommendedBy independent selection commission
chairs Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
Judges’ Council
Sentencing Council for England and Wales
country United Kingdom
currentOfficeHolder Lord Burnett of Maldon
currentOfficeHolderStartDate 2017
hasAuthorityOver County courts in England and Wales
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Crown Court of England and Wales
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Magistrates’ courts in England and Wales
headOf Courts of England and Wales
Judiciary of England and Wales
legalSystem common law
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
notTheSameAs Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord President of the Court of Session
officeCreatedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
officeHolderTitle Lord Chief Justice
officeLocation London
linked to: London, England
predecessorOffice Lord Chief Justice of England
rankInJudiciary most senior judge of the courts of England and Wales
reformedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
residence Royal Courts of Justice
responsibleFor allocation of work within the courts of England and Wales
deployment of judges in England and Wales
discipline of judges in England and Wales
oversight of the welfare, training and guidance of the judiciary of England and Wales
representing the judiciary internationally
representing the views of the judiciary of England and Wales to Parliament
representing the views of the judiciary of England and Wales to the government
sharesJurisdictionWith Chancellor of the High Court
Master of the Rolls
linked to: Lord Denning

President of the Family Division
President of the King’s Bench Division
styleOfAddress Lord Chief Justice
The Right Honourable
succeedsInAbsenceOf Lord Chancellor in certain judicial functions
termLength until mandatory judicial retirement age
tookOverFunctionsFrom Lord Chancellor

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Secretary of State for Justice worksWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord usedInTitle Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Court of King’s Bench headedBy Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Court of King’s Bench presidedOverBy Lord Chief Justice of England
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Alexander James Edmund Cockburn positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
subject linked to: Cockburn
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales officeHolderTitle Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales predecessorOffice Lord Chief Justice of England
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales styleOfAddress Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Court of Appeal of England and Wales headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Court of Appeal of England and Wales presidingOfficerCriminalDivision Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
judiciary of England and Wales headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
judiciary of England and Wales hasOffice Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
High Court of Justice of England and Wales headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Henry IV, Part 2 principalCharacter Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord President of the Court of Session isDistinctFrom Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom hasPart Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Crown Court of England and Wales headOfJudiciary Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Judicial Office for England and Wales worksWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas subordinateTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas replacedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas seeAlso Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Bridget Paston spousePosition Lord Chief Justice of England
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Plump Jack hasCharacter Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
King’s Bench supervisedBy Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
King’s Bench headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Reading office Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Alexander James Edmund Cockburn positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Welsh law hasKeyInstitution Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Judge officeContested Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Queen’s Remembrancer subordinateTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
subject linked to: The Queen’s Remembrancer
Queen’s Remembrancer appointedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
subject linked to: The Queen’s Remembrancer
Lord Bingham of Cornhill positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Woolf positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Judicial Office worksWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
President of the King’s Bench Division succeedsInRank Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
President of the King’s Bench Division isSubordinateTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
President of the King’s Bench Division collaboratesWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
President of the Family Division reportsTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Chancellor of the High Court subordinateTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland hasTitleForm Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland rankComparedTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir John Popham positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England
subject linked to: Popham family
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Burnett of Maldon positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Burnett of Maldon positionHeld Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Recorder of London appointedOnAdviceOf Lord Chief Justice
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Recorder of London subordinateTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
George Jeffreys positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
subject linked to: Judge George Jeffreys
Senior Courts of England and Wales chiefJudicialOfficer Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
subject linked to: Criminal Division
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales presidingJudgeTitle Lord Chief Justice
subject linked to: Criminal Division
linked to: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales