Name |
Served from |
Served until |
Reason |
Previous judicial office |
Notes |
Lord Blackburn |
16 October 1876 |
6 January 1887 |
Retired |
Puisne Justice, Queen's Bench Division |
|
Lord Gordon |
17 October 1876 |
21 August 1879 |
Died in office |
None |
|
Lord Watson |
28 April 1880 |
14 September 1899 |
Died in office |
None |
|
Lord Fitzgerald |
23 June 1882 |
16 October 1889 |
Died in office |
Puisne Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Ireland |
|
Lord Macnaghten |
25 January 1887 |
1910 |
Retired |
None |
|
Lord Morris |
5 December 1889 |
10 May 1900 |
Retired |
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland |
|
Lord Hannen |
28 January 1891 |
15 August 1893 |
Retired |
President, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division |
|
Lord Bowen |
23 September 1893 |
10 April 1894 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Russell of Killowen |
7 May 1894 |
2 July 1894 |
Appointed Lord Chief Justice |
None |
|
Lord Davey |
13 August 1894 |
20 February 1907 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Robertson |
14 November 1899 |
2 February 1909 |
Died in office |
Lord President of the Court of Session |
|
Lord Lindley |
10 May 1900 |
2 December 1905 |
Retired |
Master of the Rolls |
|
Lord Atkinson |
1905 |
1928 |
Retired |
None |
|
Lord Collins |
1907 |
1910 |
Retired |
Master of the Rolls |
|
Lord Shaw |
1909 |
1929 |
Retired |
None |
|
Lord Robson |
1910 |
1912 |
Retired |
None |
|
Lord Moulton |
1912 |
1921 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Parker |
1913 |
1918 |
Died in office |
Justice, Chancery Division, High Court of Justice |
|
Lord Sumner |
1913 |
1930 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
Created Viscount Sumner in 1927 |
|
Lord Dunedin |
1913 |
1932 |
Retired |
Lord President of the Court of Session |
Created Viscount Dunedin in 1926 |
Viscount Cave |
1918 |
1922 |
Appointed Lord Chancellor |
None |
|
Lord Carson |
1921 |
1929 |
Retired |
None |
|
Lord Blanesburgh |
1923 |
1937 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Atkin |
1928 |
1944 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Tomlin |
1929 |
1935 |
Died in office |
Justice, Chancery Division, High Court of Justice |
|
Lord Russell of Killowen |
1929 |
1946 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Thankerton |
1929 |
1948 |
Died in office |
None |
|
Lord Macmillan |
1930 |
1939 |
Appointed Minister of Information |
None |
|
Lord Wright |
1932 |
1935 |
Appointed Master of the Rolls |
Justice, King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice |
|
Lord Maugham |
1935 |
1938 |
Appointed Lord Chancellor |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Roche |
1935 |
1938 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Wright |
1937 |
1947 |
Retired |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Master of the Rolls |
previously served 1932–1935 |
Lord Romer |
1938 |
1944 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Porter |
1938 |
1954 |
Retired |
Justice, King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice |
|
Viscount Maugham |
1939 |
1941 |
Retired |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord Chancellor |
previously served 1935–1938 |
Lord Macmillan |
1941 |
1947 |
Retired |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary |
Previously served 1930–1939 |
Lord Simonds |
1944 |
1951 |
Appointed Lord Chancellor |
Puisne Justice, Chancery Division |
|
Lord Goddard |
1944 |
1946 |
Appointed Lord Chief Justice |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Uthwatt |
1946 |
1949 |
Died in office |
|
|
Lord du Parcq |
1946 |
1949 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord MacDermott |
1947 |
1951 |
Appointed Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland |
Puisne Justice, High Court, Northern Ireland |
|
Lord Normand |
1947 |
1953 |
Retired |
Lord President of the Court of Session |
|
Lord Oaksey |
1947 |
1957 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Morton of Henryton |
1947 |
1959 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Reid |
1948 |
1975 |
Died in office |
None |
Senior Law Lord 1969–1975 |
Lord Greene |
1949 |
1950 |
Retired |
Master of the Rolls |
|
Lord Radcliffe |
1949 |
1964 |
Retired |
None |
Created Viscount Radcliffe in 1962 |
Lord Tucker |
1950 |
1961 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Asquith of Bishopstone |
1951 |
1954 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Cohen |
1951 |
1960 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Keith of Avonholm |
1953 |
1961 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
|
Lord Somervell of Harrow |
1954 |
1960 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Viscount Simonds |
1954 |
1962 |
Retired |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord Chancellor |
Previously served 1944–1951 |
Lord Denning |
1957 |
1962 |
Appointed Master of the Rolls |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Jenkins |
1959 |
1963 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest |
1960 |
1973 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Hodson |
1960 |
1971 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Guest |
1961 |
1971 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
|
Lord Devlin |
1961 |
1964 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Pearce |
1962 |
1969 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Evershed |
1962 |
1965 |
Retired |
Master of the Rolls |
|
Lord Upjohn |
1963 |
1971 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Donovan |
1963 |
1971 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Wilberforce |
1964 |
1982 |
Retired |
Puisne Justice, Chancery Division |
Senior Law Lord 1975–1982 |
Lord Pearson |
1965 |
1974 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Diplock |
1968 |
1985 |
Died in office |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
Senior Law Lord 1982–1984 |
Viscount Dilhorne |
1969 |
1980 |
Retired |
Lord Chancellor |
|
Lord Cross of Chelsea |
1971 |
1977 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Simon of Glaisdale |
1971 |
1977 |
Retired |
President, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division |
|
Lord Kilbrandon |
1971 |
1977 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
|
Lord Salmon |
1972 |
1980 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Edmund-Davies |
1974 |
1981 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton |
1975 |
1985 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
Senior Law Lord 1984–1985 |
Lord Russell of Killowen |
1975 |
1982 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Keith of Kinkel |
1977 |
1996 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
Senior Law Lord 1986–1996 |
Lord Scarman |
1977 |
1986 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
Senior Law Lord 1985–1986 |
Lord Lane |
1979 |
1980 |
Appointed Lord Chief Justice |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Roskill |
1980 |
1986 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Bridge of Harwich |
1980 |
1992 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Brandon of Oakbrook |
1981 |
1991 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Brightman |
1982 |
1986 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Templeman |
1982 |
1994 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Griffiths |
1985 |
1993 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Mackay of Clashfern |
1985 |
1987 |
Appointed Lord Chancellor |
Senator of the College of Justice |
|
Lord Ackner |
1986 |
1993 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Goff of Chieveley |
1986 |
1998 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
Second Senior Law Lord 1994–1996
Senior Law Lord 1996–1998 |
Lord Oliver of Aylmerton |
1986 |
1992 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle |
1988 |
1996 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
|
Lord Lowry |
1988 |
1994 |
Retired |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland |
|
Lord Browne-Wilkinson |
1991 |
2000 |
Retired |
Vice-Chancellor |
Senior Law Lord 1998–2000 |
Lord Mustill |
1992 |
1997 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Slynn of Hadley |
1992 |
2002 |
Retired |
Judge, European Court of Justice |
Second Senior Law Lord 2000–2002 |
Lord Woolf |
1992 |
1996 |
Appointed Master of the Rolls |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Lloyd of Berwick |
1993 |
1999 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Nolan |
1994 |
1998 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead |
1994 |
2007 |
Retired |
Vice-Chancellor |
|
Lord Steyn |
1995 |
2005 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Hoffmann |
1995 |
20 April 2009 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
Second Senior Law Lord 2007–2009 |
Lord Hope of Craighead |
1996 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Deputy President of the Supreme Court |
Lord President of the Court of Session |
Second Senior Law Lord 2009 |
Lord Clyde |
1996 |
2001 |
Retired |
Senator of the College of Justice |
|
Lord Hutton |
1997 |
2004 |
Retired |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland |
|
Lord Saville of Newdigate |
1997 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough |
1998 |
2004 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Millett |
1998 |
2004 |
Retired |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
1999 |
2000 |
Appointed Master of the Rolls |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Bingham of Cornhill |
2000 |
2008 |
Retired |
Lord Chief Justice |
Senior Law Lord 2000–2008 |
Lord Scott of Foscote |
2000 |
31 August 2009 |
Retired |
Vice-Chancellor |
|
Lord Rodger of Earlsferry |
2001 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord President of the Court of Session |
|
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe |
2002 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lady Hale of Richmond |
2004 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Carswell |
2004 |
28 June 2009 |
Retired |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland |
|
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood |
2004 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Mance |
2005 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury |
2007 |
31 August 2009 |
Appointed Master of the Rolls |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
2008 |
31 August 2009 |
Became President of the Supreme Court |
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord Chief Justice
Master of the Rolls |
Previously served 1999–2000
Senior Law Lord 2008–2009 |
Lord Collins of Mapesbury |
21 April 2009 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Justice of Appeal |
|
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore |
29 June 2009 |
31 August 2009 |
Became Justice of the Supreme Court |
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland |
|