List of judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since its creation on 1 October 2009 upon the transfer to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom of the judicial functions of the House of Lords.

The court comprises a president, a deputy president and 10 (puisne) justices, for a total of 12 judges, of which — by convention — nine are from England and Wales, two from Scotland, and one from Northern Ireland. At the court's creation, 10 judges were appointed from the House of Lords, and one was appointed directly to it. The remaining initial vacancy was filled by Lord Dyson six months later.

List of judges of the Supreme Court

Judge of the Supreme CourtServed fromServed until Tenure lengthReplacingPrevious judicial officeNotes
1Original justiceSenior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2008–09)
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2005–08)
Master of the Rolls (2000–05)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000)
226 June 2013 Original justiceSecond Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1996–2009)
Lord President of the Court of Session (1989–96)
3Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2009)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1994–97)
4Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2007–09)
5Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2001–09)
Lord President of the Court of Session (1996–2001)
Senator of the College of Justice (1995–96)
  • Died in office
6Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1992–2004)
7Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2002–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1997–2002)
8Original justiceMaster of the Rolls (2005–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1998–2005)
  • First justice directly appointed
9Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2005)
1031 January 2020Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2003)
11Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (2004–09)
  • Longest serving original justice
12Original justiceDeputy Head of Civil Justice (2003–06)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2001–10)
  • First non-life peer appointed to the Court
  • First justice to stand down to take up another judicial office (Master of the Rolls)
139 May 2020Lord Justice of Appeal (2005–11)
149 December 2018 None (Queen's Counsel (1986–2012))
  • First justice appointed with no prior full-time judicial experience
15 IncumbentSenator of the College of Justice (1998–2012)
1615 March 2020Lord Justice of Appeal (2002–12)
17Master of the Rolls (2009–12)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–07)
1811 August 2018 Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal (2009–13)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13)
1922 September 2016 Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13)
Chairman of the Law Commission (2002–06)
20IncumbentSenator of the College of Justice (2005–13)
2110 January 2021Lord Justice of Appeal (2010–17)
Justice of the High Court, FD (1999–2010)
22
(first term)
(second term)		13 January 2022
(first term)
Incumbent
(second term)
(first term)

(second term)
Himself		Lord Justice of Appeal (2012–17)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2005–12)
  • Last Justice to be required to retire at 70 before the judicial retirement age was raised to 75 by the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022
  • First Justice to be re-appointed (30 August 2022)
23 IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2013–17)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2006–13)
2424 January 2022Lady Justice of Appeal (2000–18)
Justice of the High Court, CD (1993–2000)
25Lord Justice of Appeal (2011–18)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2005–11)
26 IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2014–19)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2008–14)
27Lord Hamblen of Kersey13 January 2020IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2016–20)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2008–16)
28Lord Leggatt21 April 2020IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2018–20)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2012–18)
29Lord Burrows2 June 2020IncumbentNone (Queen's Counsel (2003–20))
  • Appointed with no prior full-time judicial experience
  • First to be directly appointed from academia
30Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare1 October 2020IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (NI) (2017–20)
Justice of the High Court (NI) (2007–17)
31Lady Rose of Colmworth13 April 2021IncumbentLady Justice of Appeal (2019–21)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2013–19)
32Lord Richards of Camberwell3 October 2022IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2015–21)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2003–15)
33Lady Simler14 November 2023IncumbentLady Justice of Appeal (2019–23)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2013–19)

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