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Last Lords of Appeal

As of 30 September 2009, the other Lords of Appeal who were, by virtue of sections 5 & 25 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, eligible to form the quorum (3) of the House of Lords necessary to hear and determine judicial business were:

  1. The Rt Hon. The Baroness Clark of Calton (26 February 2019)
  2. The Rt Hon. The Lord Cullen of Whitekirk (18 November 2010)
  3. The Rt Hon. The Lord Hardie (8 January 2016)
  4. The Rt Hon. The Lord Irvine of Lairg (23 June 2015)
  5. The Rt Hon. The Lord Mackay of Drumadoon (30 January 2016)
  • The date in parentheses is the date after which the Lord of Appeal is disqualified from participating in judicial business. The date is set by the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.

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