This is a list of Justices of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the puisne judges of the court. They serve in addition to the High Court's ex officio members:[1]
In addition to the justices, Masters of the High Court (Queen's Bench Masters, Chancery Masters, Taxing Masters/Costs Judges) and Insolvency and Companies Court Judges also form part of the judiciary of the High Court. Decisions of justices, masters and of Insolvency and Companies Court Judges are of equal standing, both types being judges of the High Court sitting at first instance.[2]
Within months of appointment, male justices are made knights bachelor, and female justices are made Dame Commanders of the British Empire (DBE). In addition, all High Court judges are entitled to the judicial style Mr/Mrs Justice X.
The number of Justices of the High Court is limited to 108,{{#tag:ref|The Senior Courts Act 1981 specifies 80,[1] but that has been amended (without changing the act's text) by The Maximum number of Judges Order 2003[3] to 108. High Court judges sitting on the European Court of Human Rights do not count against the total under the Human Rights Act 1998,[4] and judges sitting on other courts are excluded by virtue of the Access to Justice Act 1999.[5] Recently, this has applied to Nicolas Bratza in respect of the ECHR and Sir Adrian Fulford, who was serving on the International Criminal Court; at the time there were, therefore, 110 judges.[6][7][8] Such seconded judges do not receive a salary as a judge of High Court.[4][5]|group=n}} and the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 mandates that they, along with other senior judges throughout the UK retire at 70 years of age. Judges appointed before 31 March 1995 are excepted and may wait to retire at 75. As of 2018 the last such Judge remaining in the High Court is Mr Justice Holman and the last remaining in the Court of Appeal is Lord Justice Longmore. In the Supreme Court the President Lady Hale, and Lady Arden, Lord Kerr and Lord Carnwath can similarly stay in post until they are 75.
| Judge | Mandatory retirement | Date of appointment | Division | Role | | 1 | Sir James|Holman|James Holman (judge)}} | 21 August 2022}}[10] | 18 March 1995}} | Family |
| 2 | Sir Duncan|Ouseley|Duncan Ouseley}} | 24 February 2020}} | 2 November 2000}} | Queen's Bench |
| 3 | Sir Anthony|Mann|Anthony Mann (judge)}} | 21 May 2021}}
| 19 January 2004}} | Chancery |
| 4 | Sir Paul James|Walker|Paul Walker (judge)}} | 28 September 2024 | 15 November 2004}} | Queen's Bench |
| 5 | Sir Nigel|Teare|Nigel Teare}} | 8 January 2022}} | 2 October 2006}} | Queen's Bench |
| 6 | Sir Timothy|King|Timothy King}} | 5 April 2019}} | 29 January 2007}} | Queen's Bench |
| 7 | Sir Paul|Morgan|Paul Morgan (judge)}} | 17 August 2022}} | 19 April 2007}} | Chancery |
| 8 | Sir Alastair|Norris|Alastair Norris}} | 17 December 2020}} | 1 October 2007}} | Chancery |
| 9 | Sir Gerald|Barling|Gerald Barling}} | 18 September 2019}} | 5 November 2007}} | Chancery |
| 10 | Dame Judith|Parker|Judith Parker}} | 19 June 2020}} | 13 June 2008}} | Family |
| 11 | Sir Nigel|Sweeney|Nigel Sweeney}} | 18 March 2024}} | 1 October 2008}} | Queen's Bench |
| 12 | Sir Richard|Arnold|Richard Arnold (judge)}} | 23 June 2031}} | 1 October 2008}} | Chancery | Judge in charge of the Patents Court |
| 13 | Dame Elizabeth|Slade|Elizabeth Slade}} | 12 May 2019}} | 9 October 2008}} | Queen's Bench |
| 14 | Sir Andrew|Nicol|Andrew Nicol (judge)}} | 9 May 2021}} | 4 February 2009}} | Queen's Bench |
| 15 | Sir Peter|Roth|Peter Roth (judge)}} | 19 December 2022}} | 1 October 2009}} | Chancery | President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal |
| 16 | Sir Nicholas|Mostyn|Nicholas Mostyn}} | 13 July 2027}} | 20 April 2010}} | Family |
| 17 | Sir Michael|Supperstone|Michael Supperstone}} | 30 March 2020}} | 14 July 2010}} | Queen's Bench | Judge in Charge of the Administrative Court |
| 18 | Sir Robin|Spencer|Robin Spencer}} | 8 July 2025}} | 14 July 2010}} | Queen's Bench |
| 19 | Dame Lucy|Theis|Lucy Theis}} | 6 November 2030}} | 15 November 2010}} | Family |
| 20 | Sir Robert|Hildyard|Robert Hildyard (judge)}} | 10 October 2022}} | 3 October 2011}} | Chancery |
| 21 | Dame Beverley|Lang|Beverley Lang}} | 13 October 2025}} | 3 October 2011}} | Queen's Bench |
| 22 | Sir Andrew|Popplewell|Andrew Popplewell}} | 14 January 2029}} | 3 October 2011}} | Queen's Bench | Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court |
| 23 | Sir Philip|Moor|Philip Moor}} | 15 July 2029}} | 3 October 2011}} | Family |
| 24 | Sir Jeremy|Stuart-Smith|Jeremy Stuart-Smith}} | 18 January 2025}} | 1 October 2012}} | Queen's Bench |
| 25 | Sir Stephen|Cobb|Stephen Cobb (judge)}} | 12 April 2032}} | 11 January 2013}} | Family |
| 26 | Sir Mark|Turner|Mark Turner (judge)}} | 27 August 2029}} | 28 January 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 27 | Sir Jeremy|Baker|Jeremy Baker}} | 9 February 2028}} | 25 March 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 28 | Sir Stephen|Stewart|Stephen Stewart (judge)}} | 9 October 2023}} | 7 May 2013}} | Queen's Bench | Judge in charge of the Queen’s Bench Civil List |
| 29 | Sir Colin|Birss|Colin Birss}} | 28 December 2034}} | 13 May 2013}} | Chancery |
| 30 | Sir Joseph|Keehan|Joseph Keehan}} | 31 March 2030}} | 13 May 2013}} | Family |
| 31 | Sir Robert|Jay|Robert Jay (judge)}} | 20 September 2029}} | 4 June 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 32 | Sir James|Dingemans|James Dingemans}} | 25 June 2034}} | 10 June 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 33 | Sir Clive|Lewis|Clive Lewis (judge)}} | 13 June 2030}} | 13 June 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 34 | Dame Sue|Carr|Sue Carr}} | 1 September 2034}} | 14 June 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 35 | Sir Anthony|Hayden|Anthony Hayden}} | 24 June 2031}} | 31 July 2013}} | Family |
| 36 | Sir Christopher|Nugee|Christopher Nugee}} | 23 January 2029}} | 1 October 2013}} | Chancery |
| 37 | Dame Geraldine|Andrews|Geraldine Andrews}} | 19 April 2029}} | 1 October 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 38 | Sir Stephen|Phillips|Stephen Phillips (judge)}} | 10 October 2031}} | 1 October 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 39 | Dame Ingrid|Simler|Ingrid Simler}} | 17 September 2033}} | 28 October 2013}} | Queen's Bench |
| 40 | {{sortname|Dame Alison|Russell|Alison Russell}} | 17 June 2028}} | 13 January 2014}} | Family |
| 41 | Dame Elisabeth|Laing|Elisabeth Laing}} | 19 November 2026}} | 29 April 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 42 | Sir William|Davis|William Davis (judge)}} | 20 June 2024}} | 1 May 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 43 | Sir Roderick|Newton|Roderick Newton}} | 15 April 2028}} | 5 May 2014}} | Family |
| 44 | Dame Jennifer|Roberts|Jennifer Roberts (judge)}} | 3 March 2023}} | 3 June 2014}} | Family |
| 45 | Sir Mark|Warby|Mark Warby}} | 10 October 2028}} | 10 June 2014}} | Queen's Bench | Judge in charge of the Media & Communications List |
| 46 | Sir James|Goss|James Goss (judge)}} | 12 May 2023}} | 1 October 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 47 | Dame Maura|McGowan|Maura McGowan}} | 27 January 2027}} | 1 October 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 48 | Sir Andrew|Edis|Andrew Edis}} | 9 June 2027}} | 1 October 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 49 | Sir Robin |Knowles|Robin Knowles}} | 7 April 2030}} | 1 October 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 50 | Sir Ian|Dove|Ian Dove}} | 31 December 2033}} | 1 October 2014}} | Queen's Bench |
| 51 | Sir David|Holgate|David Holgate}} | 3 August 2026}} | 1 December 2014}} | Queen's Bench | President of the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal and Planning Liaison Judge |
| 52 | Sir Richard|Snowden|Richard Snowden (judge)}} | 22 March 2032}} | 30 April 2015}} | Chancery |
| 53 | Sir Alistair|MacDonald|Alistair MacDonald}} | 22 February 2040}} | 3 June 2015}} | Family |
| 54 | Sir Timothy|Kerr|Timothy Kerr}} | 15 February 2028}} | 4 June 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 55 | Sir Simon|Picken|Simon Picken}} | 23 April 2036}} | 8 June 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 56 | Sir Henry|Carr|Henry Carr (judge)}} | 31 March 2028}} | 1 October 2015}} | Chancery |
| 57 | Sir Peter|Fraser|Peter Fraser (judge)}} | 6 September 2033}} | 1 October 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 58 | Dame Philippa|Whipple|Philippa Whipple}} | 7 May 2036}} | 1 October 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 59 | Sir Neil|Garnham|Neil Garnham}} | 11 February 2029}} | 5 November 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 60 | Dame Parmjit-Kaur (Bobbie)|Cheema-Grubb|Bobbie Cheema-Grubb}} | 6 October 2036}} | 25 November 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 61 | Sir Michael|Soole|Michael Soole}} | 8 July 2024}} | 26 November 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 62 | Dame Juliet|May|Juliet May (judge)}} | 21 March 2031}} | 3 December 2015}} | Queen's Bench |
| 63 | Sir Stephen |Morris|Stephen Morris (judge)}} | 18 May 2027}} | 3 October 2016}} | Queen's Bench |
| 64 | Sir (Peter) Nicholas |Francis|Peter Francis (judge)}} | 22 April 2028}} | 3 October 2016}} | Family |
| 65 | Dame Nerys |Jefford|Nerys Jefford (judge)}} | 25 December 2032}} | 3 October 2016}} | Queen's Bench |
| 66 | Sir Nicholas |Lavender|Nicholas Lavender (judge)}} | 7 August 2034}} | 3 October 2016}} | Queen's Bench |
| 67 | Dame Finola |O'Farrell|Finola O'Farrell (judge)}} | 15 December 2030}} | 17 October 2016}} | Queen's Bench |
| 68 | Sir Andrew |Baker|Andrew Baker (judge)}} | 21 December 2035}} | 1 November 2016}} | Queen's Bench |
| 69 | Sir Marcus |Smith|Marcus Smith (judge)}} | 1 July 2037}} | 12 January 2017}} | Chancery |
| 70 | Sir Jonathan|Cohen|Jonathan Cohen (judge)}} | 8 May 2021}} | 2 October 2017}} | Family |
| 71 | Sir Peter Richard|Lane|Peter Richard Lane}} | 26 April 2023}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench | President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal |
| 72 | Sir Martin|Spencer|Martin Spencer}} | 19 June 2026}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 73 | Dame (Jane) Clare|Moulder|Clare Moulder}} | 17 January 2030}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 74 | Sir David|Williams|David Williams (judge)}} | 18 June 2031}} | 2 October 2017}} | Family |
| 75 | Sir Julian|Goose|Julian Goose}} | 26 July 2031}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 76 | Dame Gwyneth|Knowles|Gwyneth Knowles}} | 11 July 2032}} | 2 October 2017}} | Family |
| 77 | Sir Simon|Bryan|Simon Bryan}} | 23 November 2035}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 78 | Sir Akhlaq|Choudhury|Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury}} | 23 April 2037}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench | President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| 79 | Sir Julian|Knowles|Julian Knowles (judge)}} | 26 January 2039}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 80 | Dame Amanda|Yip|Amanda Yip}} | 23 April 2039}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 81 | Sir Matthew|Nicklin|Matthew Nicklin}} | 16 October 2040}} | 2 October 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 82 | Dame Sara|Cockerill|Sara Cockerill}} | 7 November 2038}} | 1 November 2017}} | Queen's Bench |
| 83 | Sir Antony|Zacaroli|Antony Zacaroli}} | 10 May 2033}} | 13 November 2017}} | Chancery | President of the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal |
| 84 | Dame Christina|Lambert|Christina Lambert}} | 15 August 2033}} | 11 January 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 85 | Sir Timothy|Fancourt|Timothy Fancourt}} | 30 August 2034}} | 11 January 2018}} | Chancery |
| 86 | Sir Christopher|Butcher|Christopher Butcher}} | 14 August 2032}} | 5 March 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 87 | Sir Richard |Jacobs|Richard Jacobs (judge)}} | 21 December 2026}} | 25 June 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 88 | Sir David |Waksman|David Waksman}} | 28 August 2027}} | 1 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 89 | Sir Edward |Murray|Edward Murray (judge)}} | 3 May 2028}} | 1 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 90 | Dame Sarah |Falk|Sarah Falk}} | 31 May 2032}} | 1 October 2018}} | Chancery |
| 91 | Dame Johanna |Cutts|Johanna Cutts}} | 12 January 2034}} | 1 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 92 | Sir Jonathan |Swift|Jonathan Swift (judge)}} | 11 September 2034}} | 1 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 93 | Dame Judith |Farbey|Judith Farbey}} | 21 October 2035}} | 1 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench | President of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal |
| 94 | Sir Edward |Pepperall|Edward Pepperall}} | 26 December 2036}} | 1 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 95 | Sir Clive |Freedman|Clive Freedman}} | 16 November 2025}} | 22 October 2018}} | Queen's Bench |
| 96 | Dame Nathalie |Lieven|Nathalie Lieven}} | 20 May 2034}} | 11 January 2019}} | Family |
| 97 | Dame Justine |Thornton|Justine Thornton}} | 16 September 2040}} | 25 February 2019}} | Queen's Bench |
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1. ^1 Senior Courts Act 1981, s 4(1).
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uk.practicallaw.com/D-037-1304|title=Coral Reef decision|website=uk.practicallaw.com|accessdate=2018-06-15}}
3. ^2003/775 art 2.
4. ^1 s 18(4).
5. ^1 s 68(3).
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/going-to-court/high-court |title=Going to Court: High Court |publisher=Judiciary of England and Wales |accessdate=11 October 2012}} (explaining there are 73 QBD, 18 CD, and 19 FD judges, which totals 110)
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5237953/Quotas-could-be-introduced-for-judges-to-increase-ethnic-minorities-and-women.html |title=Quotas could be introduced for judges to increase ethnic minorities and women |last=Whitehead |first=Tom |work=The Telegraph |date=28 April 2009 |accessdate=11 October 2012}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/eji/docs/51462.pdf |title=England and Wales—Women Judges in 2000 and 2011 |publisher=Equal Justice Initiative |date=April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023544/http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/eji/docs/51462.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-04 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list |title=List of Senior Judiciary |publisher=Judiciary of England and Wales |accessdate=10 February 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69TygpIEa?url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/judges-magistrates-and-tribunal-judges/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/senior-judiciary-list |archivedate=28 July 2012 |df= }}
10. ^Mandatory retirement for Holman J is at 75, rather than 70, because he was appointed before 31 March 1995.