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Master of the Rolls

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Master of the Rolls of England and Wales
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg
The Judiciary of England and Wales
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Incumbent
Sir Geoffrey Vos
since 11 January 2021
StyleThe Right Honourable
NominatorJudicial Appointments Commission
AppointerThe Sovereign on recommendation of Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, who are in turn given recommendations by a selection panel
Term lengthLife tenure; Retirement at age 70, or 75 if appointed to a judicial post before 31 March 1995
Inaugural holderJohn Langton
Formation2 September 1286
Salary£238,868
WebsiteThe Judiciary of England and Wales
This article is about the English office. For the Irish office, see Master of the Rolls in Ireland.

The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Head of Civil Justice. As a judge, the Master of the Rolls is second in seniority in England and Wales only to the Lord Chief Justice.[1] The position dates from at least 1286, although it is believed that the office probably existed earlier than that.[2]

The Master of the Rolls was initially a clerk responsible for keeping the "Rolls" or records of the Court of Chancery, and was known as the Keeper of the Rolls of Chancery.[3] The Keeper was the most senior of the dozen Chancery clerks, and as such occasionally acted as keeper of the Great Seal of the Realm.[4] The post evolved into a judicial one as the Court of Chancery did; the first reference to judicial duties dates from 1520.[5] With the Judicature Act 1873, which merged the Court of Chancery with the other major courts, the Master of the Rolls joined the Chancery Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal,[6] but left the Chancery Division by the terms of the Judicature Act 1881. The Master of the Rolls had also been warden of the little-used Domus Conversorum for housing Jewish converts, which led to the house and chapel being used to store legal documents and later becoming the location of the Public Record Office. He retained his clerical functions as the nominal head of the Public Record Office until the Public Records Act 1958 transferred responsibility for it to the Lord Chancellor.[7] One residual reminder of this role is the fact that the Master of the Rolls of the day continues to serve, ex officio, as President of the British Records Association. The Master of the Rolls was also previously responsible for registering solicitors, the officers of the Senior Courts.[8]

One of the most prominent people to hold the position was Thomas Cromwell, a highly influential figure during the reign of Henry VIII; more recently, Lord Denning held the position for 20 years, from 1962 to 1982, and made sweeping changes in the common law. On 3 October 2016, Sir Terence Etherton succeeded Lord Dyson as Master of the Rolls.[9] In July 2020, it was announced that Sir Geoffrey Vos was to be appointed as his replacement from 11 January 2021.[10]

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England and Wales

England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is English law.

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the President of the Courts of England and Wales.

Court of Chancery

Court of Chancery

The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid a slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the estates of lunatics and the guardianship of infants.

Great Seal of the Realm

Great Seal of the Realm

The Great Seal of the Realm or Great Seal of the United Kingdom is a seal that is used to symbolise the Sovereign's approval of state documents.

Domus Conversorum

Domus Conversorum

The Domus Conversorum, later Chapel of the Master of the Rolls, was a building and institution in London for Jews who had converted to Christianity. It provided a communal home and low wages. It was needed because, until 1280, all Jews who converted to Christianity forfeited their possessions to the Crown. It was established in 1232 by Henry III. With the expulsion of the Jews by Edward I in 1290, it became the only official way for Jews to remain in the country. At that stage there were about eighty residents. By 1356, the last one of these died. Between 1331 and 1608, 48 converts were admitted. The warden was the Master of the Rolls.

Public Record Office

Public Record Office

The Public Record Office, Chancery Lane in the City of London, was the guardian of the national archives of the United Kingdom from 1838 until 2003, when it was merged with the Historical Manuscripts Commission to form The National Archives, based in Kew. It was under the control of the Master of the Rolls, a senior judge. The Public Record Office still exists as a legal entity, as the enabling legislation has not been modified.

Public Records Act 1958

Public Records Act 1958

The Public Records Act 1958 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom forming the main legislation governing public records in the United Kingdom.

Lord Chancellor

Lord Chancellor

The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. The lord chancellor is appointed by the sovereign on the advice of the prime minister. Prior to their Union into the Kingdom of Great Britain, there were separate lord chancellors for the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland; there were lord chancellors of Ireland until 1922.

Ex officio member

Ex officio member

An ex officio member is a member of a body who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term ex officio is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right of office'; its use dates back to the Roman Republic.

British Records Association

British Records Association

The British Records Association is a British learned society founded in 1932 to promote the preservation, understanding, accessibility and study of historic records and archives. It is a registered charity. It issues a journal, Archives, and other publications; hosts conferences and seminars; and undertakes other activities to promote the care and preservation of archives and the interests of archive users at a national level. Membership is open to all, and the association therefore plays a particular role as a forum which brings together owners of archives, academic and amateur documentary researchers, archivists and librarians, and institutions and societies concerned with archives.

John Dyson, Lord Dyson

John Dyson, Lord Dyson

John Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson, is a former British judge and barrister. He was Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, the second most senior judge in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2012. He was the first justice to be appointed who was not a peer.

Geoffrey Vos

Geoffrey Vos

Sir Geoffrey Charles Vos is a judge in England and Wales. Since January 2021, he has held the position of Master of the Rolls, and the head of civil justice in the court system of England and Wales.

List of Masters of the Rolls

Gallery

No. Portrait Name Term of office Other positions Notes
1 John Langton 2 September 1286 1 October 1295 Lord Chancellor 1292–1302, 1307–1310 [11][12]
2 Adam Osgodby 1 October 1295 19 August 1316
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 [11]
3 William Airmyn 19 August 1316 26 May 1324
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 [11]
4 Richard Airmyn 26 May 1324 4 July 1325
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 [11]
5 Henry de Cliff 4 July 1325 20 January 1334
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 [11]
6 Michael Wrath 20 January 1334 28 April 1337
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 [11]
7 John de St Paul 28 April 1337 10 January 1341 Archbishop of Dublin 1349–1362, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1350–1356 [13]
8 Thomas Evesham 10 January 1341 21 February 1341
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 [13]
9 John Thoresby 21 February 1341 2 July 1346
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 [13]
10 David Wollore 2 July 1346 28 March 1371
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 [13]
11 William Burstall 28 March 1371 8 September 1381
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 [13]
12 John Waltham 8 September 1381 24 October 1386 Lord Privy Seal 1386–1389, Lord Chancellor 1349–1356 [13][14]
13 John Burton 24 October 1386 22 July 1394
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 [13]
14 John Scarle 22 July 1394 11 September 1397 Lord Chancellor 1399–1401 [13][15]
15 Thomas Stanley 11 September 1397 24 September 1402
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 [13]
16 Nicholas Bubwith 24 September 1402 2 March 1405 Lord Privy Seal 1405–1406, Lord High Treasurer 1407–1408 [16][17]
17 John Wakering 2 March 1405 3 June 1415 Lord Privy Seal 1415–1416 [16][18]
18 Simon Gauntsede 3 June 1415 28 October 1423
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 [16]
19 John Frank 28 October 1423 13 November 1438
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 [16]
20 John Stopyndon 13 November 1438 29 March 1447
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 [16]
21 John Kirkeby 29 March 1447 23 December 1461
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 [16]
22 Robert Kirkeham 23 December 1461 12 February 1471
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 [16]
23 William Morland 12 February 1471 29 April 1471
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 [16]
24 John Alcock 29 April 1471 16 March 1472 Lord Chancellor 1475, 1485–1487 [16][19]
25 Cardinal John Morton.jpg John Morton 16 March 1472 9 January 1479 Lord Chancellor 1487–1500, Archbishop of Canterbury 1486–1500 [16][20]
26 Robert Morton 9 January 1479 22 September 1483
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 [21]
27 Thomas Barowe 22 September 1483 22 August 1485
—
 [21]
28 Robert Morton jointly with William Eliot 22 August 1485 26 February 1487 Jointly from 13 November 1485 [21][22]
29 David William 26 February 1487 5 May 1492
—
 [21]
30 John Blyth 5 May 1492 13 February 1494
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 [21]
31 Hans Holbein d. J. 066.jpg William Warham 13 February 1494 1 February 1502 Keeper of the Great Seal 1502–1504, Lord Chancellor 1504–1515, Archbishop of Canterbury 1503–1532 [21][23]
32 William Barons 1 February 1502 13 November 1504
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 [21]
33 Christopher Bainbridge.jpg Christopher Bainbridge 13 November 1504 22 January 1508 Archbishop of York 1508–1514 [21][24]
34 John Yonge 22 January 1508 12 May 1516
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 [25]
35 CuthbertTunstall.jpg Cuthbert Tunstall 12 May 1516 20 October 1522 Lord Privy Seal 1523–1530 [25][26]
36 John Clerk 20 October 1522 9 October 1523
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 [25]
37 Thomas Hannibal 9 October 1523 26 June 1527
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 [25]
38 John Taylor 26 June 1527 8 October 1534 Archdeacon of Derby 1516–1533, Archdeacon of Buckingham 1516–1534 [25]
39 Cromwell,Thomas(1EEssex)01.jpg Thomas Cromwell 8 October 1534 10 July 1536 Secretary of State 1533–1536, Lord Privy Seal 1536–1540 [25][27]
40 Christopher Hales 10 July 1536 1 July 1541 Solicitor General 1525–1529, Attorney General 1529–1536 [25][28]
41 Sir Robert Southwell 1 July 1541 13 December 1550
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 [25]
42 John Beaumont 13 December 1550 18 June 1552
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 [25]
43 Sir Robert Bowes.jpg Sir Robert Bowes 18 June 1552 18 September 1553
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 [25]
44 Sir Nicholas Hare 18 September 1553 5 November 1557 Speaker of the House of Commons 1539–1540 [29][30]
45 Cornelis de Zeeuw - Portrait of a Gentleman (1565).jpg Sir William Cordell 5 November 1557 30 May 1581 Solicitor General 1553–1557, Speaker of the House of Commons 1558 [29][31]
46 Sir Gilbert Gerard 30 May 1581 10 April 1594 Attorney General 1559–1581 [29][32]
47 Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley from NPG.jpg Sir Thomas Egerton 10 April 1594 18 May 1603 Solicitor General 1581–1592, Attorney General 1592–1594, Lord Chancellor 1596–1617, First Lord of the Treasury 1613–1614 [29][33]
48 LordKinloss.jpg Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss, 1st Lord Bruce 18 May 1603 14 January 1611
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 [29]
49 Edward Phelips.jpg Sir Edward Phelips 14 January 1611 1 September 1614 Speaker of the House of Commons 1603–1611 [29][34]
50 SirJuliusCaesarCrop.jpg Sir Julius Caesar 1 September 1614 18 April 1636 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606–1614 [29]
51 Sir Dudley Digges (c. 1583 – 1639).jpeg Sir Dudley Digges 18 April 1636 30 March 1639
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 [29]
52 SirCharlesCaesar.jpg Sir Charles Caesar 30 March 1639 28 January 1643
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 [29]
53 1stLordColepeper.jpg The Lord Colepeper (royalist) 28 January 1643 3 November 1660 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1642–1643 [29][35]
54 WilliamLenthall.jpg William Lenthall (parliamentary) 10 November 1643 14 May 1659 Speaker of the House of Commons 1640–1647, 1647–1653, 1654–1655, 1659–1660 [36][37]
55 Sir Harbottle Grimston.jpg Sir Harbottle Grimston, Bt 3 November 1660 12 January 1685 Speaker of the House of Commons 1660 [36][38]
56 Sir John Churchill 12 January 1685 20 October 1685 Attorney-General 1673–85[39] [36]
57 Sir John Trevor - detail.jpg Sir John Trevor 20 October 1685 13 March 1689
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 [36]
58 Sir Henry Powle 13 March 1689 13 January 1693 Speaker of the House of Commons 1689 [36][40]
59 Sir John Trevor - detail.jpg Sir John Trevor 13 January 1693 13 July 1717 Speaker of the House of Commons 1685–1689, 1693–1717 [36][41]
60 Joseph Jekyll - Richardson.jpeg Sir Joseph Jekyll 13 July 1717 9 October 1738
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 [36]
61 John Verney - detail.jpg Sir John Verney 9 October 1738 5 November 1741
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 [36]
62 Willfortescue.jpg William Fortescue 5 November 1741 15 January 1750
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 [36]
63 Sir John Strange 16 January 1750 18 May 1754 Solicitor General 1737–1742 [36][42]
64 Sir Thomas Clarke.jpg Sir Thomas Clarke 25 May 1754 13 November 1764
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 [43]
65 Sir Thomas Sewell 4 December 1764 30 March 1784
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 [43]
66 Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon by William Davison.jpg Sir Lloyd Kenyon 30 March 1784 4 June 1788 Attorney General 1782–1783, 1783–1784, Lord Chief Justice 1788–1802 [43][44]
67 1stLordAlvanley.jpg Sir Richard Arden 4 June 1788 27 May 1801 Solicitor General 1782–1783, 1783–1784, Attorney General 1784–1788, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1801–1804 [43][45]
68 Sir William Grant by Sir Thomas Lawrence.jpg Sir William Grant 1801 1817 Solicitor General 1799–1801 [43][46]
69 ThomasPlumer.jpg Sir Thomas Plumer 6 January 1818 5 April 1824 Solicitor General 1807–1812, Attorney General 1812–1813 [43][47]
70 RobertGifford.jpg The Lord Gifford 5 April 1824 14 September 1826 Solicitor General 1817–1819, Attorney General 1819–1824, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1824 [43][48]
71 1stLordLyndhurst.jpg Sir John Singleton Copley 14 September 1826 3 May 1827 Solicitor General 1819–1824, Attorney General 1824–1826, Lord Chancellor 1827–1830, 1834–1835, 1841–1846 [43][49]
72 SirJohnLeach.jpg Sir John Leach 3 May 1827 29 September 1834 Vice Chancellor of England 1818–1827 [43][50]
73 Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham by Charles Robert Leslie cropped.jpg Sir Charles Pepys, Bt 29 September 1834 16 January 1836 Solicitor General 1834, Lord Chancellor 1836–1841, 1846–1850 [43][51]
74 Henry Bickersteth, Baron Langdale (19th century) by George Richmond and John Henry Robinson.jpg The Lord Langdale 16 January 1836 28 March 1851
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 [52]
75 1stLordRomilly.jpg The Lord Romilly 28 March 1851 30 August 1873 Solicitor General 1848, Attorney General 1850 [52]
76 SirGeorgeJessel.jpg Sir George Jessel 30 August 1873 21 March 1883 Solicitor General 1871–1873 [52][53]
77 William Baliol Brett.jpg The Lord Esher 3 April 1883 19 October 1897 Solicitor General 1868 [52][54]
78 LordLindley cropp.jpg Sir Nathaniel Lindley 19 October 1897 9 May 1900
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 [52][55]
79 Portrait of Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone.jpg The Lord Alverstone 9 May 1900 24 October 1900 Lord Chief Justice 1900–1913 [52][56]
80 SirArchibaldLevinSmith.jpg Sir Archibald Levin Smith 24 October 1900 19 October 1901
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 [52]
81 LordCollins.jpg Sir Richard Collins 19 October 1901 6 March 1907
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 [52][57]
82 1stLordCozensHardy.jpg Sir Herbert Cozens-Hardy
(The Lord Cozens-Hardy from 1914)		 6 March 1907 3 May 1918
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 [52]
83 1stLordSwinfen.jpg Sir Charles Swinfen Eady 3 May 1918 3 November 1919
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 [52]
84 William Pickford.jpg The Lord Sterndale 3 November 1919 7 August 1923 President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division 1918–1919 [58][59]
85 1stViscountHanworth - cropped.jpg Sir Ernest Pollock
(The Lord Hanworth from 1926)		 11 October 1923 7 October 1935 Solicitor General 1919–1922, Attorney General 1922. [58][60]
86 The Lord Wright 7 October 1935 26 April 1937
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 [58]
87 The Lord Greene 26 April 1937 1 June 1949
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 [58]
88 Sir Raymond Evershed (The Lord Evershed from 1956) 1 June 1949 19 April 1962
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 [58]
89 Lorddenning 1999 cc common.jpg The Lord Denning 19 April 1962 30 July 1982
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 [58]
90 Sir John Donaldson (The Lord Donaldson of Lymington from 1988) 30 July 1982 1 October 1992
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 [58]
91 Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill.jpg Sir Thomas Bingham 1 October 1992 4 June 1996 Lord Chief Justice 1996–2000; Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 2000–2008 [61]
92 Preisverleihung der Toleranzringe der Europäischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste im Rathaus Köln-0061.jpg The Lord Woolf 4 June 1996 6 June 2000 Lord Chief Justice 2000–2005 [62]
93 Official portrait of Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers crop 2.jpg The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers 6 June 2000 3 October 2005 Lord Chief Justice 2005–2008, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2009–2012 [63]
94 Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony 2009.jpg Sir Anthony Clarke
(The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony from May 2009)		 3 October 2005 30 September 2009 Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2009–2017 [64]
95 Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 2013.jpg The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 1 October 2009 30 September 2012 President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2012–2017 [65]
96 Lord Dyson 2013.jpg Lord Dyson 1 October 2012 2 October 2016 Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2010–2012 [66]
97 Sir Terence Etherton.jpg Sir Terence Etherton (The Lord Etherton from December 2020) 3 October 2016 11 January 2021 Chancellor of the High Court, 2013–2016 [67]
98 Sir Geoffrey Vos 2018.jpg Sir Geoffrey Vos 11 January 2021 Incumbent Chancellor of the High Court, 2016–2021 [67]

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Adam Osgodby

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Peerages created for the Master of the Rolls

Since the Act of Union 1707
Master of the Rolls Title Created Current status Other Judicial Roles
Sir Lloyd Kenyon Baron Kenyon Extant Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Sir Richard Arden Baron Alvanley 22 May 1801 Extinct 24 June 1857 Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Sir Robert Gifford Baron Gifford 30 January 1824 Extant Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Sir John Copley Baron Lyndhurst 25 April 1827 Extinct 12 October 1863 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Sir Charles Pepys Earl of Cottenham 11 June 1850 Extant Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Baron Cottenham 20 January 1836
Sir Henry Bickersteth Baron Langdale 23 January 1836 Extinct 18 April 1851 None
Sir John Romilly Baron Romilly 3 January 1866 Extinct 29 June 1983 None
Sir William Brett Viscount Esher 11 November 1897 Extant None
Baron Esher 24 July 1895
Sir Nathaniel Lindley Baron Lindley as Law Lord 10 May 1900 Extinct 9 December 1921 None
Sir Richard Webster Viscount Alverstone 24 November 1913 Extinct 15 December 1915 Lord Chief Justice of England
Baron Alverstone 18 June 1900
Sir Richard Collins Baron Collins as Law Lord 6 March 1907 Extinct 3 January 1911 None
Sir Herbert Cozens-Hardy Baron Cozens-Hardy 1 July 1914 Extinct 11 September 1975 None
Sir Charles Swinfen Eady Baron Swinfen 1 November 1919 Extant None
Sir William Pickford Baron Sterndale 14 November 1918 Extinct 17 August 1923 None
Sir Ernest Pollock Viscount Hanworth 17 January 1936 Extant None
Baron Hanworth 28 January 1926
Sir Robert Wright Baron Wright as Law Lord 11 April 1932 Extinct 27 June 1964 None
Sir Wilfrid Greene Baron Greene 16 July 1941 Extinct 16 April 1952 None
Sir Raymond Evershed Baron Evershed 20 January 1956 Extinct 3 October 1966 None
Sir Tom Denning Baron Denning as Law Lord 24 April 1957 Extinct 5 March 1999 None
Sir John Donaldson Baron Donaldson of Lymington as Life Peer 15 February 1988 Extinct 31 August 2005 None
Sir Tom Bingham Baron Bingham of Cornhill as Law Lord 4 June 1996 Extinct 11 September 2010 Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir Harry Woolf Baron Woolf as Law Lord 1 October 1992 Extant Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir Nick Phillips Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers as Law Lord 12 January 1999 Extant President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir Tony Clarke Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony as Life Peer 29 May 2009 Extant None
Sir David Neuberger Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury as Law Lord 11 January 2007 Extant President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Sir Terence Etherton Baron Etherton as Life Peer 23 December 2020 Extant Chancellor of the High Court

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Chief Baron of the Exchequer

Chief Baron of the Exchequer

The Chief Baron of the Exchequer was the first "baron" of the English Exchequer of Pleas. "In the absence of both the Treasurer of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was he who presided in the equity court and answered the bar i.e. spoke for the court." Practically speaking, he held the most important office of the Exchequer of Pleas.

Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham

Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham

Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He was twice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Earl of Cottenham

Earl of Cottenham

Earl of Cottenham, of Cottenham in the County of Cambridge, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1850 for the prominent lawyer and Whig politician Charles Pepys, 1st Baron Cottenham. ) He served as Lord Chancellor from 1836 to 1841 and from 1846 to 1850. Pepys had already been created Baron Cottenham, of Cottenham in the County of Cambridge, in 1836, and was made Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst in the County of Surrey, at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The viscountcy is used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent.

Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale

Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale

Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale, PC, a member of the prominent Bickersteth family, was an English physician, law reformer, and Master of the Rolls.

Baron Langdale

Baron Langdale

Baron Langdale was a title that was created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England on 4 February 1658 when the prominent royalist commander of the English Civil War, Sir Marmaduke Langdale, was made by Baron Langdale, of Holme. He had fought alongside Prince Rupert and the Marquess of Newcastle at the Battle of Marston Moor, prior to the war he was the High Sheriff of Yorkshire and in later life a Catholic convert. His son, the second Baron, was Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull. The title descended from father to son until the death of the fifth Baron in 1777. He had no heir as his only son had died as an infant and the title became extinct on his death in 1777. The territorial designation "of Holme" refers to the family's chief seat, Holme Hall in the parish of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire. The ancient surname of "Langdale" refers to the manor of Langdale in the hundred of Pickering in the County of York which Marmaduke's ancestors held as their seat from before the reign of King John (1199-1216).

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