The courts of England and Wales are headed by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; in Northern Ireland's courts, the equivalent position is the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and in Scottish courts, the equivalent is the Lord President of the Court of Session.
With Lord Chief Justice Robert Lowry appointed to chair the new body, elections were announced for 1 May 1975.
It is noted in Henry Barron's report (The Barron Report 2003) that Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Robert Lowry was aware of Kerr and Jackson's involvement in the Strathearn killing, and that they were not prosecuted for "operational reasons".
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He was Lord Justice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1997 and further Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2004.
Robert Lynd Erskine Lowry, Baron Lowry Kt. PC (NI), often known as Robbie Lowry, (30 January 1919 – 15 January 1999) was a Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore (born 1948), British Law Lord and former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry (1919–1999), Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary