Name | Served from | Served until | Reason | Previous judicial office | Notes |
Lord Blackburn | 16 October 1876 | 6 January 1887 | Retired | Puisne Justice, Queen's Bench Division | |
Lord Gordon of Drumearn | 17 October 1876 | 21 August 1879 | Died in office | None | |
Lord Watson | 28 April 1880 | 14 September 1899 | Died in office | None | |
Lord FitzGerald | 23 June 1882 | 16 October 1889 | Died in office | Puisne Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Ireland | |
Lord Macnaghten | 25 January 1887 | 1910 | Retired | None | |
Lord Morris | 5 December 1889 | 10 May 1900 | Retired | Lord Chief Justice of Ireland | |
Lord Hannen | 28 January 1891 | 15 August 1893 | Retired | President, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division | |
Lord Bowen | 23 September 1893 | 10 April 1894 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Russell of Killowen | 7 May 1894 | 2 July 1894 | Appointed Lord Chief Justice | None | |
Lord Davey | 13 August 1894 | 20 February 1907 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Robertson | 14 November 1899 | 2 February 1909 | Died in office | Lord President of the Court of Session | |
Lord Lindley | 10 May 1900 | 2 December 1905 | Retired | Master of the Rolls | |
Lord Atkinson | 1905 | 1928 | Retired | None | |
Lord Collins | 1907 | 1910 | Retired | Master of the Rolls | |
Lord Shaw | 1909 | 1929 | Retired | None | |
Lord Robson | 1910 | 1912 | Retired | None | |
Lord Moulton | 1912 | 1921 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Parker of Waddington | 1913 | 1918 | Died in office | Justice, Chancery Division, High Court of Justice | |
Lord Sumner | 1913 | 1930 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | Created Viscount Sumner in 1927 |
Lord Dunedin | 1913 | 1932 | Retired | Lord President of the Court of Session | Created Viscount Dunedin in 1926 |
Viscount Cave | 1918 | 1922 | Appointed Lord Chancellor | None | |
Lord Carson | 1921 | 1929 | Retired | None | |
Lord Blanesburgh | 1923 | 1937 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Atkin | 1928 | 1944 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Tomlin | 1929 | 1935 | Died in office | Justice, Chancery Division, High Court of Justice | |
Lord Russell of Killowen | 1929 | 1946 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Thankerton | 1929 | 1948 | Died in office | None | |
Lord Macmillan | 1930 | 1939 | Appointed Minister of Information | None | |
Lord Wright | 1932 | 1935 | Appointed Master of the Rolls | Justice, King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice | |
Lord Maugham | 1935 | 1938 | Appointed Lord Chancellor | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Roche | 1935 | 1938 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Wright | 1937 | 1947 | Retired | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Master of the Rolls | previously served 1932–1935 |
Lord Romer | 1938 | 1944 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Porter | 1938 | 1954 | Retired | Justice, King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice | |
Viscount Maugham | 1939 | 1941 | Retired | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Lord Chancellor | previously served 1935–1938 |
Lord Macmillan | 1941 | 1947 | Retired | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | Previously served 1930–1939 |
Lord Simonds | 1944 | 1951 | Appointed Lord Chancellor | Puisne Justice, Chancery Division | |
Lord Goddard | 1944 | 1946 | Appointed Lord Chief Justice | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Uthwatt | 1946 | 1949 | Died in office | | |
Lord du Parcq | 1946 | 1949 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord MacDermott | 1947 | 1951 | Appointed Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | Puisne Justice, High Court, Northern Ireland | |
Lord Normand | 1947 | 1953 | Retired | Lord President of the Court of Session | |
Lord Oaksey | 1947 | 1957 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Morton of Henryton | 1947 | 1959 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Reid | 1948 | 1975 | Died in office | None | Senior Law Lord 1969–1975 |
Lord Greene | 1949 | 1950 | Retired | Master of the Rolls | |
Lord Radcliffe | 1949 | 1964 | Retired | None | Created Viscount Radcliffe in 1962 |
Lord Tucker | 1950 | 1961 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Asquith of Bishopstone | 1951 | 1954 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Cohen | 1951 | 1960 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Keith of Avonholm | 1953 | 1961 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | |
Lord Somervell of Harrow | 1954 | 1960 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Viscount Simonds | 1954 | 1962 | Retired | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Lord Chancellor | Previously served 1944–1951 |
Lord Denning | 1957 | 1962 | Appointed Master of the Rolls | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Jenkins | 1959 | 1963 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest | 1960 | 1973 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Hodson | 1960 | 1971 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Guest | 1961 | 1971 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | |
Lord Devlin | 1961 | 1964 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Pearce | 1962 | 1969 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Evershed | 1962 | 1965 | Retired | Master of the Rolls | |
Lord Upjohn | 1963 | 1971 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Donovan | 1963 | 1971 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Wilberforce | 1964 | 1982 | Retired | Puisne Justice, Chancery Division | Senior Law Lord 1975–1982 |
Lord Pearson | 1965 | 1974 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Diplock | 1968 | 1985 | Died in office | Lord Justice of Appeal | Senior Law Lord 1982–1984 |
Viscount Dilhorne | 1969 | 1980 | Retired | Lord Chancellor | |
Lord Cross of Chelsea | 1971 | 1977 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Simon of Glaisdale | 1971 | 1977 | Retired | President, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division | |
Lord Kilbrandon | 1971 | 1977 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | |
Lord Salmon | 1972 | 1980 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Edmund-Davies | 1974 | 1981 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton | 1975 | 1985 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | Senior Law Lord 1984–1985 |
Lord Russell of Killowen | 1975 | 1982 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Keith of Kinkel | 1977 | 1996 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | Senior Law Lord 1986–1996 |
Lord Scarman | 1977 | 1986 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | Senior Law Lord 1985–1986 |
Lord Lane | 1979 | 1980 | Appointed Lord Chief Justice | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Roskill | 1980 | 1986 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Bridge of Harwich | 1980 | 1992 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Brandon of Oakbrook | 1981 | 1991 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Brightman | 1982 | 1986 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Templeman | 1982 | 1994 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Griffiths | 1985 | 1993 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 1985 | 1987 | Appointed Lord Chancellor | Senator of the College of Justice | |
Lord Ackner | 1986 | 1993 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Goff of Chieveley | 1986 | 1998 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | Second Senior Law Lord 1994–1996 Senior Law Lord 1996–1998 |
Lord Oliver of Aylmerton | 1986 | 1992 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle | 1988 | 1996 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | |
Lord Lowry | 1988 | 1994 | Retired | Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |
Lord Browne-Wilkinson | 1991 | 2000 | Retired | Vice-Chancellor | Senior Law Lord 1998–2000 |
Lord Mustill | 1992 | 1997 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Slynn of Hadley | 1992 | 2002 | Retired | Judge, European Court of Justice | Second Senior Law Lord 2000–2002 |
Lord Woolf | 1992 | 1996 | Appointed Master of the Rolls | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 1993 | 1999 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Nolan | 1994 | 1998 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead | 1994 | 2007 | Retired | Vice-Chancellor | |
Lord Steyn | 1995 | 2005 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Hoffmann | 1995 | 20 April 2009 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | Second Senior Law Lord 2007–2009 |
Lord Hope of Craighead | 1996 | 31 August 2009 | Became Deputy President of the Supreme Court |
Lord President of the Court of Session | Second Senior Law Lord 2009 |
Lord Clyde | 1996 | 2001 | Retired | Senator of the College of Justice | |
Lord Hutton | 1997 | 2004 | Retired | Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |
Lord Saville of Newdigate | 1997 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Justice of Appeal |
Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough | 1998 | 2004 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Millett | 1998 | 2004 | Retired | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers | 1999 | 2000 | Appointed Master of the Rolls | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Bingham of Cornhill | 2000 | 2008 | Retired | Lord Chief Justice | Senior Law Lord 2000–2008 |
Lord Scott of Foscote | 2000 | 31 August 2009 | Retired | Vice-Chancellor | |
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry | 2001 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord President of the Court of Session | |
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe | 2002 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lady Hale of Richmond | 2004 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Carswell | 2004 | 28 June 2009 | Retired | Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood | 2004 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Mance | 2005 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury | 2007 | 31 August 2009 | Appointed Master of the Rolls | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers | 2008 | 31 August 2009 | Became President of the Supreme Court | Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Lord Chief Justice Master of the Rolls | Previously served 1999–2000 Senior Law Lord 2008–2009 |
Lord Collins of Mapesbury | 21 April 2009 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Justice of Appeal | |
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore | 29 June 2009 | 31 August 2009 | Became Justice of the Supreme Court | Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |