List of High Court judges of England and Wales

rdf:langString List of High Court judges of England and Wales

rdf:langString 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: * Lord Chief Justice * President of the King's Bench Division * President of the Family Division * Chancellor of the High Court * Senior Presiding Judge * Vice-President of the King's Bench Division In addition to the justices, Masters of the High Court (King'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. 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, and the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 mandates that they retire at 75. Prior to 2022, the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 mandated that they, along with other senior judges throughout the UK retire at 70 years of age. Judges appointed before 31 March 1995 were excepted and may wait to retire at 75. In 2020 the last such Judge remaining in the High Court is Mr Justice Holman. In the Supreme Court, Lady Arden was similarly exempted.