President of the Family Division
The President of the Family Division is the head of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales and head of Family Justice. The Family Division was created in 1971 when Admiralty and contentious probate cases were removed from its predecessor, the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.
The current president of the Family Division is Sir Andrew McFarlane. Sir James Munby retired as president on 27 July 2018.
Presidents of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
- 1 November 1875: Sir James Hannen
- 29 January 1891: Sir Charles Butt
- 2 June 1892: Sir Francis Jeune
- 30 January 1905: Sir Gorell Barnes
- 10 February 1909: Sir John Bigham
- 9 March 1910: Sir Samuel Evans
- 18 October 1918: Sir William Pickford
- 31 October 1919: Sir Henry Duke
- 2 October 1933: Sir Boyd Merriman
- 8 February 1962: Sir Jocelyn Simon
- 20 April 1971: Sir George Baker
Presidents of the Family Division
- 1 October 1971: Sir George Baker
- 28 September 1979: Sir John Arnold
- 11 January 1988: Sir Stephen Brown
- 1 October 1999: Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss
- 7 April 2005: Sir Mark Potter
- 13 April 2010: Sir Nicholas Wall
- 11 January 2013: Sir James Munby
- 28 July 2018: Sir Andrew McFarlane
Legal significance