Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The deputy president of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, after the president of the Supreme Court. The office is equivalent to the now-defunct position of second senior lord of appeal in ordinary, also known previously as the second senior law lord, who was the second highest-ranking lord of appeal in ordinary.

By Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II published on 1 October 2009, a place for the deputy president of the Supreme Court in the order of precedence was established: the deputy president of the Supreme Court ranks after the master of the rolls and before the other justices of the Supreme Court.

List of second senior lords of appeal in ordinary Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley (1994–1996) Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley (2000–2002) Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead (2002–2007) Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (2007–2009) David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead (20 April 2009 – 1 October 2009)

List of deputy presidents of the Supreme Court +No.ImageNameDeputy presidency startedDeputy presidency endedTenure lengthAlma materReason for deputy presidency end1David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead1 October 200926 June 2013University of CambridgeUniversity of EdinburghRetired2Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond28 June 20134 September 2017University of CambridgeAppointed President3Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance26 September 20176 June 2018University of OxfordRetired4Robert Reed, Lord Reed7 June 201813 January 2020University of EdinburghUniversity of OxfordAppointed President5Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge27 January 202031 December 20255 years and 338 daysUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of EdinburghRetired6Philip Sales, Lord Sales12 January 2026incumbentUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of Oxford—

References

External links The Supreme Court