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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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentAdvisedBy Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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 of England and Wales
surface form: 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 judiciary of England and Wales
surface form: Courts of England and Wales

judiciary of England and Wales
surface form: Judiciary of England and Wales
legalSystem common law
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
notTheSameAs Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lord President of the Court of Session
officeCreatedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
officeHolderTitle Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Chief Justice
officeLocation London, England
surface form: London
predecessorOffice Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Lord Denning
surface form: Master of the Rolls

President of the Family Division
President of the King’s Bench Division
styleOfAddress Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Chief Justice

The Right Honourable
succeedsInAbsenceOf Lord Chancellor in certain judicial functions
termLength until mandatory judicial retirement age
tookOverFunctionsFrom Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor

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Lord Justice of Appeal canSitWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Fortescue family associatedWithOffice Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales reportsTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales appointedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Courts Act 2003 givesPowerTo Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice
Judicial Conduct Investigations Office worksWith Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
Sir Robert Wright positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading positionHeld Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice of England
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading termStart Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, 1913
Monument to Lord Mansfield in Westminster Abbey honours Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Monument to Lord Mansfield in Westminster Abbey subjectTitle Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice
Chief Baron of the Exchequer replacedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Court of Queen's Bench headedBy Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Lord Chief Justice