Lord Chief Justice of England


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The presiding judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor.

See also: Chief justice

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Having previously served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2013 to 2017, Lord Thomas has succeeded Lord Phillips, who served as QICDRC president from 2012 to 2018.
We hope that Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who retired last year as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and who is heading the Commission on Justice, will see merit in the arguments of Mr Miles and his colleagues and recommend a separate legal jurisdiction for Wales.
Representative of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was signed the document while Registrar Lahore High Court Syed Khurshid Anwar Rizvi signed Letter of Exchange for Cooperation in the exclusive ceremony.
Representative of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was signed the document which was received in Pakistan while Registrar Lahore High Court Syed Khurshid Anwar Rizvi signed Letter of Exchange for Cooperation in the exclusive ceremony.
The appeal yesterday was before the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Sir Ian Burnett, Mrs Justice Nicola Davies and Mr Justice Clive Lewis.
Name the new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 9.
The keynote speeches were followed by two plenary sessions, first on effective judicial institutions (tackling delay and access to justice) chaired by Lord Thomas, former Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales, with Masoud al-Amri, president of the Supreme Judicial Council, in attendance.
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, will lead a commission on justice in Wales, said First Minister Carwyn Jones in an announcement yesterday.
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, and High Court judge Sir Duncan Ouseley dismissed a case that would have overturned the ruling which granted former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair immunity from criminal prosecution in connection with the Iraq War.
This volume compiles lectures, essays, and speeches by Lord Judge, mostly written when he was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2008 to 2013.
Co-written by Anthony Arlidge (a Queen's Counsel for more than 30 years and in 1990 was called upon during a case to argue the meaning of clause 40 of Magna Carta) and retired Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Igor Judge, "Magna Carta Uncovered" is a 238 page history and detailed explanation of the Magna Carta and its place in English (and subsequently American) law.