List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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, deputy president and 10 puisne justices, for a total of 12 justices, of which—by convention—nine are from England, two from Scotland, and one from Northern Ireland. At the court's creation, 10 justices 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. Four of the original justices remain on the court.

List of Justices of the Supreme Court

Served from	Name	Previous judicial office	Served until	Replacing	Notes
1 October 2009	Phillips of Worth Maltravers, LordLord Phillips of Worth Maltravers	Senior 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)	30 September 2012		President 2009–12
1 October 2009	Hope of Craighead, LordLord Hope of Craighead	Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009) Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1996–2009) Lord President of the Court of Session (1989–96)	26 June 2013		Deputy President 2009–13
1 October 2009	Saville of Newdigate, LordLord Saville of Newdigate	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2009) Lord Justice of Appeal (1994–97)	30 September 2010
1 October 2009	Rodger of Earlsferry, LordLord Rodger of Earlsferry	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2001–09) Lord President of the Court of Session (1996–2001) Senator of the College of Justice (1995–96)	26 June 2011		Died in office.
1 October 2009	Walker of Gestingthorpe, LordLord Walker of Gestingthorpe	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2002–09) Lord Justice of Appeal (1997–2002)	17 March 2013
1 October 2009	Hale of Richmond, LadyLady Hale of Richmond	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09) Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2003)	incumbent		Deputy President since June 2013
1 October 2009	Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, LordLord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09) Lord Justice of Appeal (1992–2004)	9 April 2012
1 October 2009	Mance, LordLord Mance	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–09) Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2005)	incumbent
1 October 2009	Collins of Mapesbury, LordLord Collins of Mapesbury	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009) Lord Justice of Appeal (2007–09)	7 May 2011		Acting until July 2011[1]
1 October 2009	Kerr of Tonaghmore, LordLord Kerr of Tonaghmore	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009) Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (2004–09)	incumbent
1 October 2009	Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, LordLord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony	Master of the Rolls (2005–09) Lord Justice of Appeal (1998–2005)	incumbent		First Justice to be appointed directly to the Court
13 April 2010	Dyson, LordLord Dyson	Deputy Head of Civil Justice (2003–06) Lord Justice of Appeal (2001–10)	1 October 2012		First non-life peer appointed to the Court Stood down to become Master of the Rolls
26 May 2011	Wilson of Culworth, LordLord Wilson of Culworth	Lord Justice of Appeal (2005–11)	incumbent	Saville of Newdigate, LordLord Saville of Newdigate
11 January 2012	Sumption, LordLord Sumption	None (Queen's Counsel (1986–2012))	incumbent	Collins of Mapesbury, LordLord Collins of Mapesbury
6 February 2012	Reed, LordLord Reed	Senator of the College of Justice (1998–2012)	incumbent	Rodger of Earlsferry, LordLord Rodger of Earlsferry
17 April 2012	Carnwath of Notting Hill, LordLord Carnwath of Notting Hill	Lord Justice of Appeal (2002–12)	incumbent	Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, LordLord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
1 October 2012	Neuberger of Abbotsbury, LordLord Neuberger of Abbotsbury	Master of the Rolls (2009–12) Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–09) Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–07)	incumbent	Phillips of Worth Maltravers, LordLord Phillips of Worth Maltravers	President since 2012
9 April 2013	Hughes of Ombersley, LordLord Hughes of Ombersley	Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal (2009–13) Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13)	incumbent	Dyson, LordLord Dyson
9 April 2013	Toulson, LordLord Toulson	Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13) Chairman of the Law Commission (2002–06)	22 September 2016	Walker of Gestingthorpe, LordLord Walker of Gestingthorpe
1 October 2013	Hodge, LordLord Hodge	Senator of the College of Justice (2005–13)	incumbent	Hope of Craighead, LordLord Hope of Craighead

See also

• List of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
• Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
• Constitutional Reform Act 2005
• Courts of the United Kingdom

References

1. "Former Justices". Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 March 2013.