Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

E42490

The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the second-highest judicial officer in the UK’s top court, assisting the President in leading the court’s work and often presiding over important cases.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
position in the judiciary of the United Kingdom
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnRecommendationOf independent selection commission
assists President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
createdBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
decisionType collegial court decisions
firstHolder Lord Hope of Craighead
firstHolderStartYear 2009
formationYear 2009
hierarchicalRank second-highest judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction final court of appeal for civil cases in the United Kingdom
final court of appeal for criminal cases in England and Wales
final court of appeal for criminal cases in Northern Ireland
languageOfWork English
legalSystem common law
locatedIn London
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 for new appointments
memberOfBody Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
officeHoldersInclude Baroness Hale of Richmond
Lord Hodge
Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord Mance
Lord Reed
officeHoldersMustBe Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
officeHoldersNumber one
officeType senior judicial leadership role
partOf Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
partOfReform reform separating judicial functions from the House of Lords
predecessorOffice Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
reportsTo President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
responsibility assisting in leadership of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
presiding over cases in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
supporting administration of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
roleInPanels often presides over panels of justices in important appeals
seat Middlesex Guildhall
status active
style Lady
Lord
The Right Honourable
symbol emblem of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
termLength until mandatory retirement age
website https://www.supremecourt.uk
worksWith Chief Executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom


Please wait…