Lord Justice of England

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Lord Justice of England was a high-ranking judicial and governmental office in England, typically held by senior nobles or judges acting with delegated royal authority in legal and administrative matters.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lord Justice of England canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf governmental office ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
appointedBy King of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
duty acting as chief royal officer in the king’s absence ⓘ
overseeing enforcement of royal law ⓘ
exercisesPowerOnBehalfOf English monarch ⓘ
governs administration of royal justice ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver administrative affairs in England ⓘ
legal affairs in England ⓘ
hasCharacteristic delegated royal authority ⓘ
high status ⓘ
politically influential position ⓘ
hasRole high-ranking governmental authority ⓘ
high-ranking judicial authority ⓘ
royal representative in administrative matters ⓘ
royal representative in legal matters ⓘ
hasScope realm-wide authority in England ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern England ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ
isPartOf English judicial system ⓘ
English royal administration ⓘ
isSimilarTo Lord Chief Justice of England ⓘ
isSubclassOf Lord Justice ⓘ
legalSystem English common law ⓘ
officeHeldBy senior judges ⓘ
senior nobles ⓘ
requiresQualification high noble rank ⓘ
senior judicial experience ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax → positionHeld → Lord Justice of England ⓘ
George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley → positionHeld → Lord Justice of England ⓘ