Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales - Lord Chief Justices of England, King's (Queen's) Bench, To 1875

Lord Chief Justices of England, King's (Queen's) Bench, To 1875

Chief Justice From Until Remarks
William de Raley 01234-01-011234 01239-01-011239
Sir Stephen de Segrave 01239-01-011239 01241-01-011241
William of York 01241-01-011241 01247-01-011247
Henry of Bath 01249-01-011249 01251-01-011251
Sir Gilbert of Seagrave 01251-01-011251 01253-01-011253
Henry of Bath 01253-01-011253 01260-01-011260
Sir William of Wilton 01261-01-011261 01263-01-011263
Nicholas de Turri 01265-01-011265 01267-01-011267
Sir Robert de Briwes 01268-01-011268 01269-11-066 November 1269
Richard of Staines 01269-11-066 November 1269 01273-01-011273
Martin of Littlebury 01273-01-011273 01274-01-011274
Ralph de Hengham 01274-01-011274 01290-01-011290
Gilbert de Thornton 01290-01-011290 01296-01-011296
Sir Roger le Brabazon 01296-01-011296 01316-03-01March 1316
Sir William Inge 01316-03-01March 1316 01317-06-1515 June 1317
Sir Henry le Scrope 01317-06-1515 June 1317 01323-09-01September 1323
Hervey de Stanton 01323-09-01September 1323 01324-03-2121 March 1324
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope 01324-03-2121 March 1324 01329-05-011 May 1329
Sir Robert de Malberthorp 01329-05-011 May 1329 01329-10-2828 October 1329
Sir Henry le Scrope 01329-10-2828 October 1329 01330-12-1919 December 1330
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope 01330-12-1919 December 1330 01332-03-2828 March 1332
Sir Richard de Willoughby 01332-03-2828 March 1332 01332-09-2020 September 1332
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope 01332-09-2020 September 1332 01333-09-1010 September 1333
Sir Richard de Willoughby 01333-09-1010 September 1333 01337-01-011337
Sir Geoffrey le Scrope 01337-01-011337 01338-10-01October 1338
Sir Richard de Willoughby 01338-10-01October 1338 01340-07-2121 July 1340
Sir Robert Parning 01340-07-2121 July 1340 01341-01-088 January 1341
Sir William Scott 01341-01-088 January 1341 01346-11-2626 November 1346
Sir William de Thorpe 01346-11-2626 November 1346 01350-10-2626 October 1350
Sir William de Shareshull 01350-10-2626 October 1350 01361-05-2424 May 1361
Sir Henry Green 01361-05-2424 May 1361 01365-10-2929 October 1365
Sir John Knyvet 01365-10-2929 October 1365 01372-07-1515 July 1372
Sir John de Cavendish 01372-07-1515 July 1372 01381-06-1414 June 1381 murdered in the Peasants' Revolt
Sir Robert Tresilian 01381-06-2222 June 1381 01387-11-1717 November 1387
Sir Walter de Cloptone 01388-01-3131 January 1388 01400-10-2121 October 1400
Sir William Gascoigne 01400-11-1515 November 1400 01413-03-2929 March 1413
Sir William Hankeford 01413-03-2929 March 1413 01423-12-1212 December 1423
Sir William Cheyne 01424-01-2121 January 1424 01439-01-2020 January 1439
Sir John Juyn 01439-01-2020 January 1439 01440-03-2424 March 1440
Sir John Hody 01440-04-1313 April 1440 01442-01-2525 January 1442
Sir John Fortescue 01442-01-2525 January 1442 01461-05-1313 May 1461
Sir John Markham 01461-05-1313 May 1461 01469-01-2323 January 1469
Sir Thomas Billing 01469-01-2323 January 1469 01481-05-055 May 1481
Sir William Hussey 01481-05-077 May 1481 01495-09-088 September 1495
Sir John Fineux 01495-11-2424 November 1495 01526-01-2323 January 1526
Sir John Fitz-James 01526-01-2323 January 1526 01539-01-2121 January 1539
Sir Edward Montagu 01539-01-2121 January 1539 01545-11-099 November 1545
Sir Richard Lyster 01545-11-099 November 1545 01552-03-2121 March 1552
Sir Roger Cholmeley 01552-03-2121 March 1552 01553-10-044 October 1553
Sir Thomas Bromley 01553-10-044 October 1553 01555-06-1111 June 1555
Sir William Portman 01555-06-1111 June 1555 01557-05-088 May 1557
Sir Edward Saunders 01557-05-088 May 1557 01559-01-2222 January 1559
Sir Robert Catlyn 01559-01-2222 January 1559 01574-11-088 November 1574
Sir Christopher Wray 01574-11-088 November 1574 01592-06-022 June 1592
Sir John Popham 01592-06-022 June 1592 01607-06-2525 June 1607
Sir Thomas Fleming 01607-06-2525 June 1607 01613-10-2525 October 1613
Sir Edward Coke 01613-10-2525 October 1613 01616-11-1616 November 1616
Sir Henry Montagu 01616-11-1616 November 1616 01621-01-2929 January 1621
Sir James Ley 01621-01-2929 January 1621 01625-01-2626 January 1625
Sir Ranulph Crewe 01625-01-2626 January 1625 01627-02-055 February 1627
Sir Nicholas Hyde 01627-02-055 February 1627 01631-10-2424 October 1631
Sir Thomas Richardson 01631-10-2424 October 1631 01635-02-044 February 1635 died in office
Sir John Brampston 01635-04-1414 April 1635 01642-10-3131 October 1642
Sir Robert Heath 01642-10-3131 October 1642 01645-10-01October 1645
Sir Henry Rolle 01648-10-1212 October 1648 01655-06-1515 June 1655
John Glynne 01655-06-1515 June 1655 01660-01-1717 January 1660 Knighted in 1660
Sir Richard Newdigate 01660-01-1717 January 1660 01660-10-011 October 1660
Sir Robert Foster 01660-10-2121 October 1660 01663-10-044 October 1663 First Chief Justice after the Restoration; died in office
Sir Robert Hyde 01663-10-1919 October 1663 01665-05-011 May 1665 Died in office
Sir John Kelynge 01665-11-2121 November 1665 01671-05-099 May 1671 Died in office
Sir Matthew Hale 01671-05-1818 May 1671 01676-02-2020 February 1676 Formerly Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1660–1671
Sir Richard Raynsford 01676-04-1212 April 1676 01678-05-3131 May 1678
Sir William Scroggs 01678-05-3131 May 1678 01681-04-1111 April 1681
Sir Francis Pemberton 01681-04-1111 April 1681 01683-09-2828 September 1683 Later Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1683
Sir George Jeffreys 01683-09-2828 September 1683 01685-10-2323 October 1685 Baron Jefffreys 1685; Lord Chancellor 1685–1688
Sir Edward Herbert 01685-10-2323 October 1685 01687-04-2222 April 1687 Later Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1687–1689
Sir Robert Wright 01687-04-2222 April 1687 01689-04-1717 April 1689 Briefly Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in April 1687
Sir John Holt 01689-04-1717 April 1689 01710-03-055 March 1710 Died in office
Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 01710-03-1111 March 1710 01718-05-1515 May 1718 Baron Parker from 1714; Regent of Great Britain from 1 August to 18 September 1714; later Lord Chancellor 1718–1725 and Earl of Macclesfield from 1721; impeached for corruption in 1725
Sir John Pratt 01718-05-1515 May 1718 01725-02-2424 February 1725 Interim Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1721
Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond 01725-03-022 March 1725 01733-10-3131 October 1733 Previously Attorney General 1720–1724; Baron Raymond from 1731; died in office
Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke 01733-10-3131 October 1733 01737-06-088 June 1737 Previously Attorney General 1724–1733; Baron Hardwicke from 1733; later Lord Chancellor 1737–1756 and Earl of Hardwicke from 1754
Sir William Lee 01737-06-088 June 1737 01754-04-088 April 1754 Interim Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1754; died in office
Sir Dudley Ryder 01754-05-022 May 1754 01756-05-2525 May 1756 Previously Attorney General 1737–1754; died in office
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield 01756-11-088 November 1756 01788-06-044 June 1788 Previously Attorney General 1754–1756; Baron Mansfield from 1756; Earl of Mansfield from 1776; Lord Speaker in 1783
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon 01788-06-044 June 1788 01802-04-044 April 1802 Previously Attorney General 1782–1783 1783–1784 and Master of the Rolls 1784–1788; Baron Kenyon from 1788; died in office
Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough 01802-04-1111 April 1802 01818-11-022 November 1818 Previously Attorney General 1801–1802; Baron Ellenborough from 1802
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden 01818-11-022 November 1818 01832-11-044 November 1832 Baron Tenterden from 1827; interim Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1827; died in office
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman 01832-11-044 November 1832 01850-03-055 March 1850 Previously Attorney General 1830–1832; Baron Denman from 1834; interim Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1834
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell of St Andrews 01850-03-055 March 1850 01859-06-2424 June 1859 Previously Attorney General 1834 and 1835–1841; ennobled as Baron Campbell when Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1841; later Lord Chancellor 1859–1861
Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bt 01859-06-2424 June 1859 01875-11-011 November 1875 Knighted 1850; previously Attorney General 1851–1852 1852–1856 and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1856–1859; 12th Baronet from 1858; Queen Victoria refused to make him a peer in 1864 as "this peerage has been more than once previously refused upon the ground of the notoriously bad moral character of the Chief Justice"

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