The Lord Judge | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 1 October 2008 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Convenor of the Crossbench Peers | |
| In office 1 October 2019 – 27 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hope of Craighead |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Kinnoull |
| Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Jack Straw |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd |
| President of the Queen's Bench Division | |
| In office 3 October 2005 – 1 October 2008 | |
| Deputy | Sir Anthony May |
| Preceded by | The Lord Woolf (as Lord Chief Justice) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Anthony May |
| Deputy Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Lord Chief Justice | The Lord Woolf |
| Preceded by | Sir Tasker Watkins[a] |
| Succeeded by | None[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Igor Judge 19 May 1941 Valletta, British Malta |
| Died | 7 November 2023 (aged 82) London, England |
| Political party | Crossbencher |
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| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | |
| a. ^ Office vacant from 1993 to 2003. Non-statutory position. | |
Igor Judge, Baron Judge, KC, PC (19 May 1941 – 7 November 2023), was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary,[1] from 2008 to 2013. He was previously President of the Queen's Bench Division, at the time a newly created post assuming responsibilities transferred from the office of lord chief justice. From 2019 to 2023, he served as Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords.[2]
- ^ "President of the Courts of England and Wales". Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 2, section 7. Office of Public Sector Information. 2005. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Lord Judge". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.