The ordinary judges of the

Court of Appeal of England and Wales The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only t ...

are the Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal. These judges serve with the ''ex officio'' members of the court: * Lord Chief Justice * Master of the Rolls * President of the King's Bench Division * President of the Family Division * Chancellor of the High Court *

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appointed from the Court of Appeal or who were eligible to serve on it when appointed to the Supreme Court Judges of the Court of Appeal are made members of the

Privy Council A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mo ...

within months of appointment, enabling them to serve as members of the

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and entitling them to the style ''The Right Honourable''. Because all members of the court are appointed to the Privy Council, that style is omitted, but new Lords and Lady Justice awaiting appointment to the Privy Council are noted. The Senior Courts Act 1981 limited in principle the total number of Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal;Senior Courts Act 1981
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Retrieved 15 October 2012. it was raised by one to 39 by The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2015 (the Act allows for such Orders). The

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mandated that, along with other senior judges throughout the UK, they retired at 70 years of age (save for judges appointed before 31 March 1995 who had to retire at 75). 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 (the judges appointed from England and Wales); they are listed at

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List of judges of the Court of Appeal

As of 2 November 2022 there are 37 Judges on the court: 26 Lord Justices of Appeal and 11 Lady Justices of Appeal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales * Lords Justices of Appeal Court of Appeal of England and Wales,Judges

''Ex officio'' judges

List of judges of the Court of Appeal

See also

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