List of judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Introduction This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since its creation on 1 October 2009 upon the transfer to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom of the judicial functions of the House of Lords.The court comprises a president, a deputy president and 10 (puisne) justices, for a total of 12 judges, of which — by convention — nine are from England and Wales, two from Scotland, and one from Northern Ireland. At the court's creation, 10 judges were appointed from the House of Lords, and one was appointed directly to it. The remaining initial vacancy was filled by Lord Dyson six months later.
List of judges of the Supreme Court Judge of the Supreme Court Served from Served until  Tenure length Replacing Previous judicial office Notes1133x133px       Original justiceSenior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2008–09)Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2005–08)Master of the Rolls (2000–05)Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000) *President (2009–12)2133x133px    26 June 2013   Original justiceSecond Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009) Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1996–2009)Lord President of the Court of Session (1989–96) *Deputy President (2009–13)3101x101px   Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2009)Lord Justice of Appeal (1994–97)4133x133px  Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)Lord Justice of Appeal (2007–09)5   Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2001–09)Lord President of the Court of Session (1996–2001)Senator of the College of Justice (1995–96)*Died in office6133x133px   Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09)Lord Justice of Appeal (1992–2004)7101x101px  Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2002–09)Lord Justice of Appeal (1997–2002)8125x125pxOriginal justiceMaster of the Rolls (2005–09)Lord Justice of Appeal (1998–2005)*First justice directly appointed9122x122px   Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–09)Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2005)*Deputy President (2017–18)10129x129px  31 January 2020 Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09)Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2003)*Deputy President (2013–17)*President (2017–20)11133x133px Original justiceLord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (2004–09)*Longest serving original justice12119x119px   Original justiceDeputy Head of Civil Justice (2003–06)Lord Justice of Appeal (2001–10)*First non-life peer appointed to the Court*First justice to stand down to take up another judicial office (Master of the Rolls)13125x125px   9 May 2020Lord Justice of Appeal (2005–11) 14126x126px    9 December 2018 None ''(Queen's Counsel (1986–2012))'' * First justice appointed with no prior full-time judicial experience15133x133px''''''   Incumbent Senator of the College of Justice (1998–2012) *Deputy President (2018–2020)*'''President (2020– )'''16124x124px   15 March 2020Lord Justice of Appeal (2002–12) 17133x133px     Master of the Rolls (2009–12)Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–09)Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–07) *President (2012–17)18133x133px    11 August 2018  Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal (2009–13)Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13) 19125x125px    22 September 2016 Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13)Chairman of the Law Commission (2002–06)  20125x125px''''''  Incumbent Senator of the College of Justice (2005–13) *'''Deputy President (2020– )'''21125x125px   10 January 2021 Lord Justice of Appeal (2010–17)Justice of the High Court, FD (1999–2010) 22125x125px''''''   ''(first term)'' ''(second term)'' 13 January 2022 ''(first term)'' Incumbent''(second term)'' ''(first term)'' ''(second term)'' ''Himself'' Lord Justice of Appeal (2012–17)Justice of the High Court, QBD (2005–12) *Last Justice to be required to retire at 70 before the judicial retirement age was raised to 75 by the  Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022* First Justice to be re-appointed (30 August 2022)23126x126px''''''   Incumbent Lord Justice of Appeal (2013–17)Justice of the High Court, CD (2006–13) 24117x117px   24 January 2022 Lady Justice of Appeal (2000–18)Justice of the High Court, CD (1993–2000) 25125x125px      Lord Justice of Appeal (2011–18)Justice of the High Court, CD (2005–11) 26100x100px''''''   Incumbent Lord Justice of Appeal (2014–19)Justice of the High Court, CD (2008–14) 27100x100px'''Lord Hamblen of Kersey'''13 January 2020IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2016–20)Justice of the High Court, QBD (2008–16)28125x125px'''Lord Leggatt'''21 April 2020IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2018–20)Justice of the High Court, QBD (2012–18)29125x125px'''Lord Burrows'''2 June 2020IncumbentNone (Queen's Counsel (2003–20))* Appointed with no prior full-time judicial experience* First to be directly appointed from academia 30100x100px'''Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare'''1 October 2020IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (NI) (2017–20)Justice of the High Court (NI) (2007–17) 31104x104px'''Lady Rose of Colmworth'''13 April 2021IncumbentLady Justice of Appeal (2019–21)Justice of the High Court, CD (2013–19)32100x100px'''Lord Richards of Camberwell'''3 October 2022IncumbentLord Justice of Appeal (2015–21)Justice of the High Court, CD (2003–15)33100x100px'''Lady Simler'''14 November 2023IncumbentLady Justice of Appeal (2019–23)Justice of the High Court, QBD (2013–19)
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See also *List of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary*Supreme Court of the United Kingdom*Constitutional Reform Act 2005*Courts of the United Kingdom
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