Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court (initialism: UKSC or the acronym: SCOTUK) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
| Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Cornish: An Lys Gorughel Irish: An Chúirt Uachtarach Scots: The Supreme Coort Scottish Gaelic: An Àrd Chùirt Welsh: Y Goruchaf Lys | |
.jpg.webp) Middlesex Guildhall in London is where the court is located and held at | |
| Established | 1 October 2009 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Location | Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′01″N 0°07′41″W |
| Composition method | Appointed by the Monarch (Queen-on-the-Bench) on the advice of the Prime Minister, following approval of a recommendation by the Secretary of State for Justice |
| Authorized by | Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 3, Section 23(1) and s. 23 (whole section)[1] |
| Number of positions | 12 |
| Website | supremecourt |
| President | |
| Currently | Lord Reed |
| Since | 13 January 2020 |
| Deputy President | |
| Currently | Lord Hodge |
| Since | 27 January 2020 |
It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance.[2]
Current Justices
| Portrait | Name | Born | Alma mater | Invested | Mandatory retirement |
Prior senior judicial roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Lord Reed of Allermuir (President) |
7 September 1956 (age 67) |
University of Edinburgh School of Law Balliol College, Oxford |
6 February 2012 | 7 September 2026 | Senator of the College of Justice: Inner House (2008–2012) Outer House (1998–2008) |
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Lord Hodge (Deputy President) |
19 May 1953 (age 71) |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University of Edinburgh School of Law |
1 October 2013 | 19 May 2023 | Senator of the College of Justice, Outer House (2005–2013) |
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Lady Black of Derwent |
1 June 1954 (age 69) |
Trevelyan College, Durham | 2 October 2017 | 1 June 2024 | Lady Justice of Appeal (2010–2017) Justice of the High Court, FD (1999–2010) |
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Lord Lloyd-Jones | 13 January 1952 (age 72) |
Downing College, Cambridge | 2 October 2017 | 13 January 2022 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2012–2017) Justice of the High Court, QBD (2005–2012) |
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Lord Briggs of Westbourne |
23 December 1954 (age 69) |
Magdalen College, Oxford | 2 October 2017 | 23 December 2024 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2013–2017) Justice of the High Court, CD (2006–2013) |
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Lady Arden of Heswall |
23 January 1947 (age 77) |
Girton College, Cambridge Harvard Law School |
1 October 2018 | 23 January 2022 | Lady Justice of Appeal (2000–2018) Justice of the High Court, CD (1993–2000) |
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Lord Kitchin | 30 April 1955 (age 69) |
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 1 October 2018 | 30 April 2025 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2011–2018) Justice of the High Court, CD (2005–2011) |
| Lord Sales | 11 February 1962 (age 62) |
Churchill College, Cambridge Worcester College, Oxford |
11 January 2019 | 11 February 2032 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2014–2018) Justice of the High Court, CD (2008–2014) | |
| Lord Hamblen | 23 September 1957 (age 66) |
St John's College, Oxford Harvard Law School |
13 January 2020 | 23 September 2027 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2016–2020) Justice of the High Court, QBD (2008–2016) | |
| Lord Leggatt | 12 November 1957 (age 66) |
King's College, Cambridge Harvard University City Law School |
21 April 2020 | 12 November 2027 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2018–2020)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2012–2018) | |
| Lord Burrows | 17 April 1957 (age 67) |
Brasenose College, Oxford Harvard University |
2 June 2020 | 17 April 2027 | None (First Justice to be appointed direct from academia)[3] | |
| Lord Stephens | December 1954 (age 69) |
University of Manchester | 1 October 2020 | December 2024 | Lord Justice of Appeal (NI) (2017–2020)
Justice of the High Court (NI) (2007–2017) |
References
- "Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), Part 3, Section 23". The National Archives (United Kingdom). 24 March 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "The Supreme Court". The Registry, the Supreme Court (The Registry of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom). 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Court, The Supreme. "Swearing-in of The Right Honourable Professor Burrows QC as Justice of the Supreme Court - The Supreme Court". www.supremecourt.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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