High Court judge of England and Wales

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A High Court judge of England and Wales is a senior judicial officer who presides over serious civil and criminal cases in the High Court, one of the key superior courts in the English and Welsh legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judge
judicial office
aboveInRank circuit judge
appliesToCourt High Court of Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnAdviceOf Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED
appointmentOnRecommendationOf Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED
belowInRank Lord Justice of Appeal
canGrant damages in civil proceedings
declarations
injunctions
judicial review remedies
country England and Wales NERFINISHED
division Chancery Division NERFINISHED
Family Division NERFINISHED
King's Bench Division NERFINISHED
entitledTo judicial robe
judicial wig (in appropriate proceedings)
formOfAddress My Lady
My Lord
governedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005 NERFINISHED
Senior Courts Act 1981 NERFINISHED
hears complex commercial disputes
public law challenges to government decisions
serious family law cases
serious personal injury claims
jurisdiction England and Wales
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem English law
Welsh law
maySitIn Court of Appeal (on occasion)
Crown Court (for serious criminal trials) NERFINISHED
oathRequired judicial oath
partOf High Court of Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED
Senior Courts of England and Wales NERFINISHED
presidesOver appeals from lower courts in certain matters
judicial review cases
serious civil cases
serious criminal cases
rank senior judge
removalProcedure address of both Houses of Parliament
requiredQualification barrister of at least 7 years’ standing
solicitor advocate of at least 7 years’ standing
securityOfTenure holds office during good behaviour
style The Honourable Mr Justice [surname]
The Honourable Mrs Justice [surname] NERFINISHED
The Honourable Ms Justice [surname] NERFINISHED
workLocation Royal Courts of Justice, London NERFINISHED
district registries of the High Court

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The Children Act judgeTitleOfProtagonist High Court judge of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Justice of the High Court of England and Wales
Lord Hoffmann positionHeld High Court judge of England and Wales