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President of the King's Bench Division

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The President of the King's Bench Division is the head of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The current president is Dame Victoria Sharp.[1]

Until 2005, the Lord Chief Justice among many other roles presided over the King's Bench (or Queen's; as the monarch). The role was separated under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. Sir Igor Judge became the first president.

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Victoria Sharp

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Dame Victoria Madeleine Sharp,, PC is the President of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales.

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Vice-President

The office of Vice-President of the King's Bench Division predates the separation of the division's presidency from the office of Lord Chief Justice. In 1988, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Lane, made arrangements for Sir Tasker Watkins, a Lord Justice of Appeal, to be Deputy Chief Justice, deputising across the range of Lane's responsibilities. The arrangement continued under Lane's successor, but when Watkins retired in 1993, Lord Taylor of Gosford appointed Sir Paul Kennedy of the Court of Appeal to oversee the Queen's Bench Division. Lord Bingham of Cornhill, who took over as Lord Chief Justice in 1996, made arrangements with Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Lord Chancellor under John Major) whereby Lord Justice Kennedy would become Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division with the understanding that it would be made a statutory office at an early date. Lord Bingham made the appointment in 1997, and Lord Mackay's Labour successor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, honoured the commitment in the Access to Justice Act 1999.[7][8]

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John Major

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Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg

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Anthony May (judge)

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Nigel Davis

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Sir Nigel Anthony Lamert Davis, PC is a former Lord Justice of Appeal.

Victoria Sharp

Victoria Sharp

Dame Victoria Madeleine Sharp,, PC is the President of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales.

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Source: "President of the King's Bench Division", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, September 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_King's_Bench_Division.

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Further Reading

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

List of High Court judges of England and Wales

Chancellor of the High Court

Igor Judge, Baron Judge

Judiciary of England and Wales

Heather Hallett, Baroness Hallett

President of the Family Division

Elizabeth Gloster

Victoria Sharp

Judges' Council

High Court of Justice

John Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd

Andrew McFarlane (judge)
See also
References
  1. ^ "Appointment of the President of the Queen's Bench Division". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 57779". The London Gazette. 5 October 2005. p. 12927.
  3. ^ "No. 58843". The London Gazette. 6 October 2008. p. 15222.
  4. ^ "No. 59931". The London Gazette. 6 October 2011. p. 19091.
  5. ^ "No. 60644". The London Gazette. 1 October 2013. p. 19289.
  6. ^ "Appointment of the President of the Queen's Bench Division". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ House of Lords Debates 28 January 1999 c 1244–45.
  8. ^ Access to Justice Act 1999, s 69.
  9. ^ Swaine, Jon (2 December 2009). "MPs expenses: Profile of Sir Paul Kennedy, new judge of allowance claims". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Appointments to Queen's Bench Division of the High Court and Lord Justice of Appeal" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Lord Justice May to replace Kennedy". Legal Week (subscription required). 9 August 2001. May is to replace Lord Justice Kennedy in the role. The appointment will come into effect in February 2002...
  12. ^ Rozenberg, Joshua (12 October 2012). "A Who's Hughes of the number twos". The Telegraph.
  13. ^ "Appointment of Vice-President of the Queen's Bench Division and Deputy Senior Presiding Judge" (Press release). Judiciary of England and Wales. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012.
  14. ^ "New Vice President of the Queen's Bench Division Appointed" (Press release). Courts and Tribunals Judiciary of England and Wales. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Appointment of the President of the Queen's Bench Division". www.judiciary.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  16. ^ Vice-President of the Queen’s Bench Division
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