The Lord Woolf | |
|---|---|
 Woolf in 2020 | |
| Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
| In office 6 June 2000 – 1 October 2005 | |
| Nominated by | Lord Irvine |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | The Lord Judge |
| Preceded by | The Lord Bingham of Cornhill |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
| Master of the Rolls | |
| In office 4 June 1996 – 6 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Bingham |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 1 October 1992 – 4 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Ackner |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hutton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1933 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Spouse |
Marguerite Sassoon (m. 1961) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation | Judge |
Harry Kenneth Woolf, Baron Woolf (born 2 May 1933) is a British life peer and retired barrister and judge. He was Master of the Rolls from 1996 until 2000 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2000 until 2005. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 made him the first Lord Chief Justice to be President of the Courts of England and Wales. He was a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong from 2003 to 2012. He sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.