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The '''Lord/Lady Chief Justice of [[Northern Ireland]]''' is the appointed official holding office as President of the Courts of Northern Ireland and is [[Courts of Northern Ireland|Head of the Judiciary of Northern Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/part/2/crossheading/judiciary-and-courts-in-northern-ireland Judiciary and courts in Northern Ireland], legislation.gov.uk; accessed 28 December 2015.</ref> The present Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Mrs Justice [[Siobhan Keegan]].<ref>https://www.judiciaryni.uk/about-judiciary/judicial-members</ref> Her counterpart in [[England and Wales]] is the [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]], and in [[Scotland]] her equivalent is the [[Lord President of the Court of Session]]. The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922. |
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Revision as of 09:55, 2 September 2021
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Inaugural holder | Sir Denis Henry, Bt |
Formation | 1922 |
The Lord/Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is the appointed official holding office as President of the Courts of Northern Ireland and is Head of the Judiciary of Northern Ireland.[1] The present Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan.[2] Her counterpart in England and Wales is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and in Scotland her equivalent is the Lord President of the Court of Session. The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922.
Lord/Lady Chief Justices of Northern Ireland
- The Rt Hon. Sir Denis Henry, Bt, (1922–1925)
- The Rt Hon. Sir William Moore, Bt (1925–1937)
- The Rt Hon. Sir James Andrews, Bt (1937–1951)
- The Rt Hon. The Lord MacDermott (1951–1971)
- Major The Rt Hon. The Lord Lowry (1971–1989)
- The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Hutton (1989–1997)
- The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Carswell (1997–2004)
- The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Kerr (2004–2009)
- The Rt Hon. Sir Declan Morgan (2009–2021)
- Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan (2021-)
See also
- Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
- Lord Chief Justice of Southern Ireland
- List of Lords Justices of Appeal of Northern Ireland
- List of High Court Judges of Northern Ireland
References
- ^ Judiciary and courts in Northern Ireland, legislation.gov.uk; accessed 28 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.judiciaryni.uk/about-judiciary/judicial-members
Sources
- N.C. Fleming and Alan O'Day, The Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History since 1800, N.C. Fleming and Alan O'Day, p. 420; ISBN 0-582-08102-5