Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876

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The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 was a law in the United Kingdom that governed the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to appeals . With the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 , the newly regulated among others the responsibility of appeal procedures and to the Supreme Court of the land transferred, which was Appellate Jurisdiction Act repealed.

The Appellate Jurisdiction Act , which came into force on August 11, 1876, originally stipulated that the House of Lords was the final instance of appeal for the following courts:

  • Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England ,
  • any court in Scotland , or directly if the House of Lords had jurisdiction by law or statute ,
  • any court in Ireland , or directly where the House of Lords had jurisdiction by law or statute .

In addition, the Appellate Jurisdiction Act appointed the Lord Judges (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary), who became members of the House of Lords as Life Peers .

Law Lords

  1. Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn (1813–1896) (Law Lord from 1876)
  2. Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn (1814–1879) (Law Lord from 1876)
  3. William Watson, Baron Watson (1827–1899) (Law Lord from 1880)
  4. John Fitzgerald, Baron Fitzgerald (1816–1889) (Law Lord from 1882)
  5. Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten (1830–1913) (Law Lord from 1887)
  6. Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin (1826–1901) (Law Lord from 1889)
  7. James Hannen, Baron Hannen (1821-1894) (Law Lord from 1891)
  8. Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen (1831-1894) (Law Lord from 1893)
  9. Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1832–1900) (Law Lord from 1894)
  10. Horace Davey, Baron Davey (1833–1907) (Law Lord from 1894)
  11. James Robertson, Baron Robertson (1845–1909) (Law Lord from 1899)
  12. Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828–1921) (Law Lord from 1900)
  13. John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson (1844–1932) (Law Lord from 1905)
  14. Richard Collins, Baron Collins (1842–1911) (Law Lord from 1907)
  15. Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle (1850–1937) (Law Lord from 1909)
  16. William Robson, Baron Robson (1852–1918) (Law Lord from 1910)
  17. John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton (1844–1921) (Law Lord from 1912)
  18. Robert Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington (1857-1918) (Law Lord from 1913)
  19. Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin (1849–1942) (Law Lord from 1913, MdHoL since 1905)
  20. John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner (1859–1934) (Law Lord from 1913)
  21. George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave (1856–1928) (Law Lord from 1919)
  22. Edward Carson (1854–1935) (Law Lord from 1921)
  23. Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh (1861–1946) (Law Lord from 1923)
  24. James Atkin, Baron Atkin (1867–1944) (Law Lord from 1928)
  25. Thomas Tomlin, Baron Tomlin (1867–1935) (Law Lord from 1929)
  26. William Watson, Baron Thankerton (1873–1948) (Law Lord from 1929)
  27. Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1867–1946) (Law Lord from 1929)
  28. Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan (1873–1952) (Law Lord from 1930, reappointed 1941)
  29. Robert Wright, Baron Wright (1869–1964) (Law Lord from 1932, reappointed 1937)
  30. Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham (1866–1958) (Law Lord from 1935, reappointed 1939)
  31. Alexander Roche, Baron Roche (1871–1956) (Law Lord from 1935)
  32. Mark Romer, Baron Romer (1866–1944) (Law Lord from 1938)
  33. Samuel Porter, Baron Porter (1877–1956) (Law Lord from 1938)
  34. Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds (1881–1971) (Law Lord from 1944, reappointed 1954)
  35. Raynor Goddard, Baron Goddard (1877–1971) (Law Lord from 1944)
  36. Augustus Uthwatt, Baron Uthwatt (1879–1949) (Law Lord from 1946)
  37. Herbert du Parcq, Baron du Parcq (1880–1949) (Law Lord from 1946)
  38. Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand (1884–1962) (Law Lord from 1947)
  39. Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880–1971) (Law Lord from 1947)
  40. Fergus Morton, Baron Morton of Henryton (1887–1973) (Law Lord from 1947)
  41. John MacDermott, Baron MacDermott (1896–1979) (Law Lord from 1947)
  42. James Reid, Baron Reid (1890–1975) (Law Lord from 1948)
  43. Wilfred Greene, 1st Baron Greene (1883–1952) (Law Lord from 1949, MdHoL since 1941)
  44. Cyril Radcliffe (1899–1977) (Law Lord from 1949)
  45. Frederick Tucker, Baron Tucker (1888–1975) (Law Lord from 1950)
  46. Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (1890–1954) (Law Lord from 1951)
  47. Lionel Cohen, Baron Cohen (1888–1973) (Law Lord from 1951)
  48. James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm (1886–1964) (Law Lord from 1953)
  49. Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow (1889–1960) (Law Lord from 1954)
  50. Alfred Denning (1899–1999) (Law Lord from 1957)
  51. David Jenkins, Baron Jenkins (1899–1969) (Law Lord from 1959)
  52. John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest (1896–1979) (Law Lord from 1960)
  53. Charles Hodson, Baron Hodson (1895–1984) (Law Lord from 1960)
  54. Christopher Guest, Baron Guest (1901–1984) (Law Lord from 1961)
  55. Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin (1905–1992) (Law Lord from 1961)
  56. Raymond Evershed, 1st Baron Evershed (1899–1966) (Law Lord from 1962, MdHoL since 1956)
  57. Edward Pearce, Baron Pearce (1901–1990) (Law Lord from 1962)
  58. Gerald Upjohn, Baron Upjohn (1903–1971) (Law Lord from 1963)
  59. Terence Donovan, Baron Donovan (1898–1971) (Law Lord from 1964)
  60. Richard Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce (1907-2003) (Law Lord from 1964)
  61. Colin Pearson, Baron Pearson (1899–1980) (Law Lord from 1965)
  62. Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock (1907–1985) (Law Lord from 1968)
  63. Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne (1905–1980) (Law Lord from 1969, MdHoL since 1962)
  64. Geoffrey Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea (1904–1989) (Law Lord from 1971)
  65. Jocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale (1911-2006) (Law Lord from 1971, MdHoL since 1971)
  66. Charles Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon (1906–1989) (Law Lord from 1971)
  67. Cyril Salmon, Baron Salmon (1903–1991) (Law Lord from 1972)
  68. Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies (1906–1992) (Law Lord from 1974)
  69. Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton (1911–1989) (Law Lord from 1975)
  70. Charles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1908–1986) (Law Lord from 1975)
  71. Henry Keith, Baron Keith of Kinkel (1922–2002) (Law Lord from 1977)
  72. Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman (1911-2004) (Law Lord from 1977)
  73. Geoffrey Lane, Baron Lane (1918–2005) (Law Lord from 1979)
  74. Eustace Roskill, Baron Roskill (1911–1996) (Law Lord from 1980)
  75. Nigel Bridge, Baron Bridge of Harwich (1917–2007) (Law Lord from 1980)
  76. Henry Brandon, Baron Brandon of Oakbrook (1920–1999) (Law Lord from 1981)
  77. John Brightman, Baron Brightman (1911-2006) (Law Lord from 1982)
  78. Sydney Templeman, Baron Templeman (1920–2014) (Law Lord from 1982)
  79. Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths (1923–2015) (Law Lord from 1985)
  80. James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern (* 1927) (Law Lord from 1985, MdHoL since 1979)
  81. Desmond Ackner, Baron Ackner (1920–2006) (Law Lord from 1986)
  82. Peter Oliver, Baron Oliver of Aylmerton (1921–2007) (Law Lord from 1986)
  83. Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley (* 1926) (Law Lord from 1986)
  84. Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle (1925–2007) (Law Lord from 1988)
  85. Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry (1919–1999) (Law Lord from 1988, MdHoL since 1979)
  86. Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, Baron Browne-Wilkinson (* 1930) (Law Lord from 1991)
  87. Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill (1931–2015) (Law Lord from 1992)
  88. Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley (1930–2009) (Law Lord from 1992)
  89. Harry Woolf (* 1933) (Law Lord from 1992)
  90. Anthony Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Berwick (* 1929) (Law Lord from 1993)
  91. Michael Nolan, Baron Nolan (1928–2007) (Law Lord from 1994)
  92. Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead (* 1933) (Law Lord from 1994)
  93. Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn (* 1932) (Law Lord from 1995)
  94. Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (* 1933) (Law Lord from 1995)
  95. James Clyde, Baron Clyde (1932–2009) (Law Lord from 1996)
  96. David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead (* 1938) (Law Lord from 1995, MdHoL since 1995)
  97. Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton (* 1931) (Law Lord from 1997)
  98. Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate (* 1936) (Law Lord from 1997)
  99. John Hobhouse, Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough (1932-2004) (Law Lord from 1998)
  100. Peter Millett, Baron Millett (* 1932) (Law Lord from 1998)
  101. Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers (* 1938) (Law Lord from 1999, reappointed 2008)
  102. Thomas Henry Bingham (1933–2010) (Law Lord from 2000, MdHoL since 1996)
  103. Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote (* 1934) (Law Lord from 2000)
  104. Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (1944–2011) (Law Lord from 2001, MdHoL since 1992)
  105. Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe (* 1938) (Law Lord from 2002)
  106. Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond (* 1945) (Law Lord from 2004, first woman in such a position)
  107. Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell (* 1934) (Law Lord from 2004)
  108. Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood (* 1937) (Law Lord from 2004)
  109. Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance (* 1943) (Law Lord from 2005)
  110. David Neuberger, Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury (* 1948) (Law Lord from 2007)
  111. Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury (* 1941) (Law Lord from 2009)
  112. Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore (* 1948) (Law Lord from 2009)

Successor to the Law Lords

Not ex officio members of the House of Lords, but successors to the Law Lords as Supreme Court judges are:

  1. Anthony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony (* 1943) (since 2009)
  2. John Dyson (* 1943) (2010–2012)
  3. Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth (* 1945) (since 2011)
  4. Jonathan Sumption (* 1948) (since 2012)
  5. Robert Reed, Lord Reed (* 1956) (since 2012)
  6. Robert Carnwath, Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill (* 1945) (since 2012)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (repealed) . The National Archives , accessed October 29, 2012 .