Lord Justice of England

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Lord Justice of England was a high-ranking judicial and governmental office in England, typically held by senior nobles or judges acting with delegated royal authority in legal and administrative matters.

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Lord Justice of England canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governmental office
judicial office
appliesToJurisdiction England
appointedBy King of England NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
duty acting as chief royal officer in the king’s absence
overseeing enforcement of royal law
exercisesPowerOnBehalfOf English monarch
governs administration of royal justice
hasAuthorityOver administrative affairs in England
legal affairs in England
hasCharacteristic delegated royal authority
high status
politically influential position
hasRole high-ranking governmental authority
high-ranking judicial authority
royal representative in administrative matters
royal representative in legal matters
hasScope realm-wide authority in England
historicalPeriod early modern England
medieval England
isPartOf English judicial system
English royal administration
isSimilarTo Lord Chief Justice of England NERFINISHED
isSubclassOf Lord Justice NERFINISHED
legalSystem English common law
officeHeldBy senior judges
senior nobles
requiresQualification high noble rank
senior judicial experience

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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax positionHeld Lord Justice of England