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7 unusual facts about Lord Justice of Appeal


Arthur Luxmoore

Sir Arthur Fairfax Charles Coryndon Luxmoore KC PC (27 February 1876 — 25 September 1944) was a British barrister and judge who sat as a Lord Justice of Appeal

Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University

At the end of March 2013, Sir Brian Leveson, the Lord Justice of Appeal for England and Wales took over the chancellors office following the term end of Brian May.

Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor

Their eldest son, Peter Brooke, also served as a Conservative Member of Parliament and Secretary of State, while their second son Sir Henry Brooke became a Lord Justice of Appeal.

Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths

Between 1980 and 1985, he was Lord Justice of Appeal, and between 1985 and 1993 Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, created additionally a life peer with the title Baron Griffiths, of Govilon, in the County of Gwent on his appointment.

Ladyshore Colliery

The matter was taken to the Court of Appeal at the House of Lords where on 15 January 1887, under a bench consisting of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (commonly known as Law Lords) Esher MR, Bowen LJ and Fry LJ.

Scott Report

The report was conducted by Sir Richard Scott, then a Lord Justice of Appeal.

Tim Westoll

In 1946, Westoll married Sylvia Jane, the youngest daughter of Sir Fairfax Luxmoore (1876–1944), a Lord Justice of Appeal, and they had four children.


Frederick Tucker, Baron Tucker

Invested as a Privy Councillor on 30 October 1945, Tucker was Lord Justice of Appeal from 1945 to 1950, became a Honorary Fellow New College Oxford in 1946, was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 29 September 1950, and was created additionally a life peer with the title Baron Tucker of Great Bookham in the County of Surrey.

Ladd v Marshall

The Court of Appeal, consisting of Denning LJ, Hodson LJ and Parker LJ, allowed Ladd's appeal to be heard, but refused to admit the testimony of Mrs Marshall.

Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth

On 26 May 2011, he became a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously served as a Lord Justice of Appeal since 2005.

Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell

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.


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Guy Stephenson

In 1905 Stephenson married Gwendolen, a daughter of J. G. Talbot, and they had four sons (including John Stephenson, a future Lord Justice of Appeal) and one daughter.

Horace Davey, Baron Davey

In 1893, he was raised to the bench as a Lord Justice of Appeal, and in the next year was made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and a life peer as Baron Davey, of Fernhurst in the County of Sussex.

Justice Jackson

Rupert Jackson, Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

Justice Sullivan

Jeremy Sullivan ((born 1945), a Lord Justice of Appeal of England