President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the most senior judge and presiding officer of the UK's highest appellate court, responsible for leading its judicial work and administration.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
position of authority
public office
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf Lord Chancellor
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
appointedOnRecommendationOf independent selection commission
country United Kingdom
domain judicial branch of the United Kingdom
firstHolder Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
formationDate 2009-10-01
hasAuthorityOver Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
hasRole head of the judiciary of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
leader of the court’s administration
leader of the court’s judicial work
most senior judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
presiding officer of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
hasTitleInFull President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
inception 2009
isPartOf judiciary of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction final court of appeal for civil cases in the United Kingdom
final court of appeal for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland
legalBasis Constitutional Reform Act 2005
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London
United Kingdom
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 for judges appointed after 31 March 1995
75 for some judges appointed before 31 March 1995
memberOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
officeCreatedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
officeHolderOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
officeType non-political
partOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
precedenceOver Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
rank most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
replaces Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (as final court of appeal)
Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
requiresQualification appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor allocation of cases within the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
oversight of the court’s administration
representing the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to Parliament
representing the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to the Government
representing the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to the devolved administrations
upholding the independence of the judiciary within the Supreme Court
seat Middlesex Guildhall
style The Right Honourable
termLength until mandatory retirement age
worksWith Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom


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