Mr Justice

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Mr Justice is the traditional formal title used for male judges in certain higher courts, particularly in common law jurisdictions such as England and Wales.

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Mr Justice canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf form of address
honorific
judicial title
appliesToRole High Court judge
contrastedWith Supreme Court justices
surface form: Justice of the Supreme Court

Lord Justice
correspondingFemaleTitle Mrs Justice
Mrs Justice
surface form: Ms Justice
countryAssociatedWith England
United Kingdom
Wales
formalityLevel formal
formOfAddressPattern "Mr Justice" + surname
genderSpecific male
historicalOrigin English legal tradition
isTitleFor individual male High Court judges in England and Wales
language English
legalSystem common law
relatedConcept court etiquette
judicial honorifics
requiresProfessionalStatus appointed judge of a superior court
usedFor male judges
usedInContext court proceedings
judicial titles and listings
legal documents
usedInCourtLevel High Court of Justice of England and Wales
higher courts
usedInJurisdiction England and Wales
common law jurisdictions

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judicial title for some female judges in the UK correspondsToMaleTitle Mr Justice
subject surface form: Dame Justice