List Of Lords Justices Of Appeal Of Northern Ireland
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Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
, hearing appeals on points of law in criminal and civil cases from all courts. It is the highest court in Northern Ireland, subject to review only by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Judges who sit in this court are known as Lords Justices of Appeal.


Current Lords Justices

*The Honourable Lord Justice Treacy, appointed November 2017List of Judiciary of Northern Ireland
/ref> *The Right Honourable Lord Justice McCloskey, appointed 5 September 2019 *The Right Honourable Lord Justice Horner, appointed 5 September 2022


Living Former Lords Justices

''this list is incomplete'' * The Rt Hon Lord Justice Carswell 1993-1997 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice Nicholson, April 1995 - January 2007 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice McCollum, appointed January 1997 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice Campbell, September 1998 - August 2008 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice Sheil - September 2004 - January 2007 * The Rt Hon Lord Justice Higgins, January 2007 - June 2014 * The Rt Hon Lord Justice Girvan, appointed January 2007 * The Rt Hon Lord Justice Coghlin, appointed September 2008 * The Rt Hon Lord Justice Gillen, September 2014-November 2017 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice Weatherup, appointed September 2015 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice Weir, appointed September 2015 * The Rt Hon Lord Justice Deeny, appointed September 2017Top job for judge Deeny who once rubbed shoulders with U2
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*The Rt Hon Lord Justice Stephens, appointed September 2017-October 2020 *The Rt Hon Lord Justice Maguire, appointed 8 January 2021


See also

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Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is a judge who is the appointed official holding office as President of the Courts of Northern Ireland and is head of the Judiciary of Northern Ireland. The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Irel ...
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List of High Court Judges of Northern Ireland This is a list of High Court judges of Northern Ireland, arranged by order of appointment, as of 16 December 2022: #The Hon Mr Justice O'Hara, #The Hon Mr Justice Colton, # The Hon Madam Justice McBride, #The Hon Mr Justice McAlinden, #The ...


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