Heads of Division of the High Court

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The Heads of Division of the High Court are the senior judicial leaders who oversee the main divisions of the High Court in England and Wales, providing strategic and administrative direction for their respective jurisdictions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
senior judiciary
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales
appointedBy The Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
appointmentAdvisedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister
appointmentRecommendedBy Judicial Appointments Commission
country United Kingdom
governedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Senior Courts Act 1981
hasAuthorityOver High Court judges
procedural rules within their divisions
hasCollectiveFunction ensuring efficient operation of the High Court
maintaining judicial independence
upholding the rule of law
hasCollectiveResponsibilityFor administration of justice in the High Court
hasHonorificStyle The Right Honourable
hasMember Chancellor of the High Court
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Master of the Rolls
President of the Family Division
President of the King’s Bench Division
hasRole administrative leadership
case allocation oversight
development of practice and procedure
judicial leadership
representation of the judiciary
hasSeat Royal Courts of Justice, London
historicallyDerivedFrom Judicature Acts 1873–1875
linked to: Judicature Acts
languageOfWork English
legalSystem common law
oversees Chancery Division of the High Court
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
Family Division of the High Court
King’s Bench Division of the High Court
partOf High Court of Justice
Senior Courts of England and Wales
reportsOn state of the justice system
requiresQualification senior judicial experience
substantial legal practice or judicial service
subordinateTo constitutional framework of the United Kingdom
worksWith Judicial Office for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor

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Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales cooperatesWith Heads of Division of the High Court