List of judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales


The ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales are the Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal. These judges serve with the ex officio members of the court:
Judges of the Court of Appeal are made members of the Privy Council within months of appointment, enabling them to serve as members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and entitling them to the style The Right Honourable.
The Senior Courts Act 1981 limited in principle the total number of Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal; it was raised by one to 39 by The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2015. The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 mandated that, along with other senior judges throughout the UK, they retired at 70 years of age. However, the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 amended the 1993 Act to restore the retirement age of 75 for all judges, whenever appointed.

''Ex officio'' judges

These are the ex officio judges of the Court of Appeal excepting the qualifying justices of the Supreme Court ; they are listed at Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom:
OfficeJudgeAlma materMandatory retirementDate of appointmentPrior roles
1Lady Chief Justice of England and WalesThe Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-HillTrinity College, Cambridge01 09 203901 10 2023Court of Appeal
Queen's Bench
2Master of the RollsSir Geoffrey VosGonville and Caius College, Cambridge22 04 203011 01 2021Chancellor Court of Appeal
Chancery Division
3President of the King's Bench DivisionDame Victoria SharpUniversity of Bristol08 02 203123 06 2019Court of Appeal
Queen's Bench
4President of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneCollingwood College, Durham20 06 202928 07 2018Court of Appeal
Family Division
5Chancellor of the High CourtSir Colin BirssDowning College, Cambridge28 01 203903 11 2025Court of Appeal
Queen's Bench

List of judges of the Court of Appeal

As of 12 January 2026 there are 39 Judges on the court: 29 Lord Justices of Appeal and 10 Lady Justices of Appeal.
Lord/Lady JusticeAlma materMandatory
retirement		Date of
appointment		High Court
appointment		High Court
division		Other roles
1Downing College, Cambridge01 05 202703 10 201129 04 2003Chancery
2Trinity Hall, Cambridge25 03 202901 10 201419 07 2004King's BenchVice President of the Civil Division
3University of Hull13 09 203201 10 201404 04 2008FamilyChair of the Judicial College
4University of Bristol
Northumbria University		21 11 203201 02 201713 04 2010King's Bench
5University of Oxford23 06 202829 03 201723 02 2007Family
6Brasenose College, Oxford09 12 203002 10 201701 10 2010Family
7Queens' College, Cambridge21 01 203402 10 201712 01 2010Chancery
8Trinity College, Cambridge
University of California, Berkeley		06 03 203902 10 201703 10 2011King's Bench
9Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
St Edmund Hall, Oxford		16 09 203402 10 201701 10 2012Chancery
10University of Keele31 03 203308 03 201814 01 2008King's Bench
11St John's College, Cambridge05 08 203001 10 201802 11 2009Family
12Pembroke College, Cambridge20 03 203101 10 201831 10 2011King's Bench
13University of Leicester
University of Toronto
University of Southampton		14 10 203301 10 201801 10 2013King's BenchSenior Presiding Judge for England and Wales
14St John's College, Cambridge23 11 203014 01 201901 10 2012King's Bench
15Magdalen College, Oxford
University of Westminster		23 06 203601 10 201901 10 2008Chancery
16Downing College, Cambridge14 01 203419 10 201903 10 2011King's Bench
17Mansfield College, Oxford25 06 203921 10 201910 06 2013King's BenchSenior President of Tribunals
18University College, Oxford10 10 203613 01 202001 10 2013King's Bench
19Sir Jeremy Stuart-SmithCorpus Christi College, Cambridge18 01 203001 10 202002 10 2012King's Bench
20Sir Clive LewisChurchill College, Cambridge13 06 203501 10 202013 06 2013King's Bench
21Dame Geraldine AndrewsKing's College London19 04 203401 10 202001 10 2013King's Bench
22Sir Christopher NugeeCorpus Christi College, Oxford23 01 203401 10 202001 10 2013Chancery
23Dame Elisabeth LaingNewnham College, Cambridge19 11 203128 10 202029 04 2014King's Bench
24Sir Andrew EdisUniversity College, Oxford09 11 203227 01 202101 10 2014King's BenchVice President of the Criminal Division
25Sir Mark WarbySt John's College, Oxford10 10 203303 02 202110 06 2014King's Bench
26Sir Richard SnowdenDowning College, Cambridge20 03 203701 10 202130 04 2015Chancery
27Dame Philippa WhippleMerton College, Oxford07 05 204115 11 202101 10 2015King's Bench
28Dame Sarah FalkSidney Sussex College, Cambridge01 06 203702 11 202201 10 2018Chancery
29Sir Peter FraserSt John's College, Cambridge06 09 203815 12 202301 10 2015King's BenchChairman of the Law Commission
30Sir Jeremy Baker09 02 203301 10 202425 03 2013King's BenchVice-President of the King's Bench Division
31Sir David HolgateExeter College, Oxford03 08 203101 10 202401 12 2014King's Bench
32Sir Anthony ZacaroliPembroke College, Oxford10 05 203301 10 202413 11 2017Chancery
33Sir Stephen CobbUniversity of Liverpool12 04 203701 07 202511 01 2013Family
34Dame Amanda YipEmmanuel College, Cambridge23 04 204402 10 202502 10 2017King's BenchDeputy Senior Presiding Judge
35Sir Robert MilesChrist Church, Oxford29 11 203707 10 202521 04 2020Chancery-
36Dame Sara CockerillSt Anne's College, Oxford07 11 204309 10 202501 11 2017King's BenchDeputy Head Civil Justice
37Dame Juliet MayWadham College, Oxford21 March 203613 November 20253 December 2015King's BenchChair of the Sentencing Council
38Sir Ian DoveSt Catherine's College, Oxford31 12 203813 11 202501 10 2014King's Bench
39Sir David FoxtonMagdalen College, Oxford14 October 204012 January 202613 January 2020King's Bench