Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Incumbent Sir Declan Morgan since 2009
Inaugural holder	Sir Denis Henry, Bt
Formation	1922

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is the appointed official holding office as President of the Courts of Northern Ireland and is Head of the Judiciary of Northern Ireland.^[1] The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Sir Declan Morgan. His counterparts in England and Wales and in Scotland are the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Lord President of the Court of Session. The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922.

Lords Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

• The Rt Hon. Sir Denis Henry, Bt, (1922–1925)
• The Rt Hon. Sir William Moore, Bt (1925–1937)
• The Rt Hon. Sir James Andrews, Bt (1937–1951)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord MacDermott (1951–1971)
• Major The Rt Hon. The Lord Lowry (1971–1988)
• The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Hutton (1988–1997)
• The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Carswell (1997–2004)
• The Rt Hon. Sir Brian Kerr (2004–2009)
• The Rt Hon. Sir Declan Morgan (2009–)

See also

• Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
• Lord Chief Justice of Southern Ireland
• List of Lords Justices of Appeal of Northern Ireland
• List of High Court Judges of Northern Ireland

References

1. Judiciary and courts in Northern Ireland, legislation.gov.uk; accessed 28 December 2015.

Sources

• N.C. Fleming and Alan O'Day, The Longman Handbook of Modern Irish History since 1800, N.C. Fleming and Alan O'Day, p. 420; ISBN 0-582-08102-5