# List of High Court judges of England and Wales

This is a list of justices of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, the puisne judges of the court. They serve in addition to the High Court's ex officio members:
* Lady Chief Justice
* President of the King's Bench Division
* President of the Family Division
* Chancellor of the High Court
* Senior Presiding Judge
* Vice-President of the King's Bench Division
In addition to the justices, Masters of the High Court (King's Bench Masters, Chancery Masters, Taxing Masters/Costs Judges) and Insolvency and Companies Court Judges also form part of the judiciary of the High Court. Decisions of justices, masters and of Insolvency and Companies Court Judges are of equal standing, both types being judges of the High Court sitting at first instance.
Within months of appointment, male justices are made Knights Bachelor, and female justices are made Dame Commanders of the British Empire (DBE). In addition, all High Court judges are entitled to the judicial style Mr/Mrs/Ms Justice X.
The number of justices of the High Court is limited to 108, and the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 mandates that they retire at 75.

## List of current judges

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| | Judge | Mandatory retirement | Date of appointment | Division | Role |
| 1 | Sir Peter Roth | 19 December 2027 | 1 October 2009 | Chancery | |
| 2 | Dame Lucy Theis | 6 November 2035 | 15 November 2010 | Family | |
| 3 | Sir Robert Hildyard | 10 October 2027 | 3 October 2011 | Chancery | |
| 4 | Dame Beverley Lang | 13 October 2030 | 3 October 2011 | King's Bench | |
| 5 | Sir Stephen Cobb | 12 April 2037 | 11 January 2013 | Family | |
| 6 | Sir Mark Turner | 27 August 2034 | 28 January 2013 | King's Bench | |
| 7 | Sir Joseph Keehan | 31 March 2035 | 13 May 2013 | Family | |
| 8 | Sir Robert Jay | 20 September 2034 | 4 June 2013 | King's Bench | |
| 9 | Sir Anthony Hayden | 24 June 2036 | 31 July 2013 | Family | |
| 10 | Sir James Goss | 12 May 2028 | 1 October 2014 | King's Bench | |
| 11 | Dame Maura McGowan | 27 January 2032 | 1 October 2014 | King's Bench | |
| 12 | Sir Robin Knowles | 7 April 2035 | 1 October 2014 | King's Bench | |
| 13 | Sir Ian Dove | 31 December 2038 | 1 October 2014 | King's Bench | |
| 14 | Sir Alistair MacDonald | 22 February 2045 | 3 June 2015 | Family | |
| 15 | Sir Timothy Kerr | 15 February 2033 | 4 June 2015 | King's Bench | |
| 16 | Sir Simon Picken | 23 April 2041 | 8 June 2015 | King's Bench | |
| 17 | Sir Neil Garnham | 11 February 2034 | 5 November 2015 | King's Bench | |
| 18 | Dame Parmjit-Kaur (Bobbie) Cheema-Grubb | 6 October 2041 | 25 November 2015 | King's Bench | |
| 19 | Sir Michael Soole | 8 July 2029 | 26 November 2015 | King's Bench | |
| 20 | Dame Juliet May | 21 March 2036 | 3 December 2015 | King's Bench | |
| 21 | Sir Stephen Morris | 18 May 2032 | 3 October 2016 | King's Bench | |
| 22 | Dame Nerys Jefford | 25 December 2037 | 3 October 2016 | King's Bench | |
| 23 | Sir Nicholas Lavender | 7 August 2039 | 3 October 2016 | King's Bench | |
| 24 | Dame Finola O'Farrell | 15 December 2035 | 17 October 2016 | King's Bench | |
| 25 | Sir Andrew Baker | 21 December 2040 | 1 November 2016 | King's Bench | Judge in Charge of the Admiralty Court |
| 26 | Sir Marcus Smith | 1 July 2042 | 12 January 2017 | Chancery | |
| 27 | Dame Gwynneth Knowles | 11 July 2037 | 2 October 2017 | Family | |
| 28 | Sir Julian Goose | 26 July 2036 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 29 | Sir Simon Bryan | 23 November 2040 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 30 | Sir Martin Spencer | 19 June 2031 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 31 | Sir David Williams | 18 June 2039 | 2 October 2017 | Family | |
| 32 | Sir Julian Knowles | 26 January 2044 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 33 | Dame Amanda Yip | 23 April 2044 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | Deputy Senior Presiding Judge |
| 34 | Sir Matthew Nicklin | 16 October 2045 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 35 | Sir Akhlaq Choudhury | 23 April 2042 | 2 October 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 36 | Dame Sara Cockerill | 7 November 2043 | 1 November 2017 | King's Bench | |
| 37 | Dame Christina Lambert | 15 August 2039 | 11 January 2018 | King's Bench | Judge in Charge King's Bench civil list |
| 38 | Sir Timothy Fancourt | 30 August 2039 | 11 January 2018 | Chancery | President of the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal |
| 39 | Sir Christopher Butcher | 14 August 2037 | 5 March 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 40 | Sir Richard Jacobs | 21 December 2031 | 25 June 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 41 | Sir David Waksman | 28 August 2032 | 1 October 2018 | King's Bench | Judge in Charge Technology and Construction Court |
| 42 | Dame Johanna Cutts | 12 January 2039 | 1 October 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 43 | Sir Jonathan Swift | 11 September 2039 | 1 October 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 44 | Sir Edward Pepperall | 26 December 2041 | 1 October 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 45 | Sir Edward Murray | 3 May 2033 | 1 October 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 46 | Dame Judith Farbey | 21 October 2040 | 1 October 2018 | King's Bench | President of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal |
| 47 | Sir Clive Freedman | 16 November 2030 | 22 October 2018 | King's Bench | |
| 48 | Dame Nathalie Lieven | 20 May 2039 | 11 January 2019 | Family | |
| 49 | Dame Justine Thornton | 16 September 2045 | 25 February 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 50 | Dame Frances Judd | 13 February 2036 | 3 September 2019 | Family | |
| 51 | Dame Jennifer Eady | 31 May 2040 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | President of Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| 52 | Sir John Cavanagh | 17 June 2035 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 53 | Dame Alison Foster | 22 January 2032 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 54 | Sir William Trower | 28 December 2034 | 1 October 2019 | Chancery | |
| 55 | Sir Martin Griffiths | 27 April 2037 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 56 | Sir Pushpinder Saini | 26 February 2043 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 57 | Sir Jeremy Johnson | May 2046 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 58 | Sir Martin Chamberlain | 25 November 2048 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | Judge in charge of the Administrative Court |
| 59 | Dame Karen Steyn | 20 October 2045 | 1 October 2019 | King's Bench | Judge in charge of the Media and Communications list |
| 60 | Sir Nicholas Hilliard | 1 May 2034 | 18 November 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 61 | Sir Andrew Henshaw | 22 April 2037 | 2 December 2019 | King's Bench | Judge in Charge Commercial Court |
| 62 | Dame Amanda Tipples | 18 December 2041 | 2 December 2019 | King's Bench | |
| 63 | Sir Michael Fordham | 21 December 2039 | 13 January 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 64 | Sir David Foxton | 14 October 2040 | 13 January 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 65 | Sir Thomas Linden | 26 November 2039 | 13 January 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 66 | Sir Robert Miles | 29 November 2037 | 21 April 2020 | Chancery | |
| 67 | Sir Richard Meade | 14 November 2041 | 7 September 2020 | Chancery | Judge in Charge Intellectual Property |
| 68 | Sir Mark Wall | 4 March 2038 | 1 October 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 69 | Dame Mary Stacey | 15 May 2036 | 1 October 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 70 | Sir Neil Calver | 4 September 2038 | 1 October 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 71 | Sir Charles Bourne | 4 July 2039 | 1 October 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 72 | Dame Rowena Collins Rice | 24 April 2035 | 1 October 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 73 | Sir Nigel Poole | 10 November 2040 | 1 October 2020 | Family | |
| 74 | Sir Robert Peel | 29 January 2041 | 1 October 2020 | Family | National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court |
| 75 | Sir Adam Johnson | 4 October 2040 | 1 October 2020 | Chancery | |
| 76 | Dame Kelyn Bacon | 29 October 2048 | 1 October 2020 | Chancery | President of the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal |
| 77 | Sir Michael Green | 23 October 2039 | 2 November 2020 | Chancery |
| 78 | Dame Naomi Ellenbogen | 20 March 2045 | 2 November 2020 | King's Bench | |
| 79 | Dame Emma Arbuthnot | 9 January 2034 | 1 February 2021 | Family | |
| 80 | Sir James Mellor | 16 May 2036 | 8 February 2021 | Chancery | |
| 81 | Dame Joanna Smith | 27 April 2043 | 15 February 2021 | Chancery | |
| 82 | Sir Edwin Johnson | 11 May 2038 | 1 October 2021 | Chancery | |
| 83 | Sir Andrew Ritchie | 4 May 2035 | 1 October 2021 | King's Bench | |
| 84 | Sir Barry Cotter | 30 July 2038 | 1 October 2021 | King's Bench | |
| 85 | Dame Heather Williams | 2038 | 1 October 2021 | King's Bench | |
| 86 | Sir Stephen Eyre | 17 October 2032 | 1 October 2021 | King's Bench |
| 87 | Sir Thomas Leech | 16 February 2039 | 1 November 2021 | Chancery | |
| 88 | Sir Joel Bennathan | 15 July 2036 | 11 January 2022 | King's Bench | |
| 89 | Dame Henrietta Hill | 30 September 2048 | 11 January 2022 | King's Bench | |
| 90 | Sir Derek Sweeting | 2035 | 11 January 2022 | King's Bench | |
| 91 | Dame Sarah Morgan | 17 September 2039 | 11 January 2022 | Family | |
| 92 | Sir Robert Bright | 22 August 2039 | 11 January 2023 | King's Bench | |
| 93 | Sir Jonathan Richards | | 11 January 2023 | Chancery |
| 94 | Sir Richard Smith | 2045 | 20 February 2023 | Chancery | |
| 95 | Sir Adam Constable | 26 January 2048 | 13 March 2023 | King's Bench | |
| 96 | Dame Julia Dias | 31 January 2034 | 20 March 2023 | King's Bench | |
| 97 | Sir Eason Rajah | 18 January 2042 | 18 April 2023 | Chancery | |
| 98 | Dame Ruth Henke | | 29 September 2023 | Family | |
| 99 | Sir Nicholas Cusworth | 20 March 2039 | 11 January 2024 | Family | |
| 100 | Sir Clive Sheldon | 13 October 2041 | 1 February 2024 | King's Bench | |
| 101 | Sir Timothy Mould | 22 May 2035 | 1 February 2024 | King's Bench | Planning Liaison Judge |
| 102 | Dame Sonia Harris | 12 September 2049 | 30 September 2024 | Family |
| 103 | Sir Damian Garrido | 7 June 2044 | 30 September 2024 | Family | |
| 104 | Sir Dexter Dias | | 1 October 2024 | King's Bench | |
| 105 | Sir Nicholas Thompsell | | 1 October 2024 | Chancery | |
| 106 | Sir Stephen Trowell | 5 October 2042 | 2 October 2024 | Family | |
| 107 | Sir Richard Harrison | 13 November 2043 | 2 December 2024 | Family | |

## Former judges
### Common Pleas Division (1875–81)

The Common Pleas Division was one of the original divisions of the High Court. It was created in 1875 through the merger of the Court of Common Pleas into the High Court. The five existing Justices of the Common Pleas were transferred to the new Common Pleas Division, and retained their previous titles until they left office. The Common Pleas Division was merged into the King's Bench Division in 1881, and all of its remaining Justices were transferred to the latter.
The head of the Division was the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; the post was abolished along with the Common Pleas Division in 1881, and its powers vested in the Lord Chief Justice.
| Name | Known as | Division | In succession to | Term began | Term ended | Reason | Notes |
| Sir William Baliol Brett | Mr Justice Brett | Common Pleas | None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) | 1 November 1875 | 24 October 1876 | Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal | MP for Helston 1866–68; Solicitor General 1868; Lord Justice of Appeal 1876–83; PC 1876; Master of the Rolls 1883–97; created Baron Esher in 1885; created Viscount Esher in 1897 |
| Sir William Robert Grove | Mr Justice Grove | Common Pleas | None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) | 1 November 1875 | 26 February 1881 | Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division | Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1871–75; PC 1887 |
| Sir William Robert Grove | Mr Justice Grove | King's Bench | None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 2 September 1887 | Resignation | Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1871–75; PC 1887 |
| Hon George Denman | Mr Justice Denman | Common Pleas | None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) | 1 November 1875 | 26 February 1881 | Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division | MP for Tiverton 1859–65 and 1866–72; Justice of the Common Pleas 1872–75; refused knighthood upon appointment; PC 1893 [XXXFamilyXXX] |
| Hon George Denman | Mr Justice Denman | King's Bench | None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 17 October 1892 | Resignation | MP for Tiverton 1859–65 and 1866–72; Justice of the Common Pleas 1872–75; refused knighthood upon appointment; PC 1893 [XXXFamilyXXX] |
| Sir Thomas Dickson Archibald | Mr Justice Archibald | Common Pleas | None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) | 1 November 1875 | 18 October 1876 | Death | Junior Counsel to the Treasury 1868–72; Justice of the King's Bench 1872–75; Justice of the Common Pleas 1875 |
| Sir Nathaniel Lindley | Mr Justice Lindley | Common Pleas | None (transferred from the Court of Common Pleas) | 1 November 1875 | 26 February 1881 | Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division | Justice of the Common Pleas 1875; Lord Justice of Appeal 1881–97; PC 1881; Master of the Rolls 1897–1900; Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1900–05; created Baron Lindley in 1900 |
| Sir Nathaniel Lindley | Mr Justice Lindley | King's Bench | None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 1 November 1881 | Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal | Justice of the Common Pleas 1875; Lord Justice of Appeal 1881–97; PC 1881; Master of the Rolls 1897–1900; Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1900–05; created Baron Lindley in 1900 |
| Sir Henry Charles Lopes | Mr Justice Lopes | Common Pleas | Mr Justice Archibald | 7 November 1876 | 26 February 1881 | Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division | MP for Launceston 1868–74; MP for Frome 1874–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1885–97; PC 1885; created Baron Ludlow in 1897 |
| Sir Henry Charles Lopes | Mr Justice Lopes | King's Bench | None (Common Pleas Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 1 December 1885 | Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal | MP for Launceston 1868–74; MP for Frome 1874–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1885–97; PC 1885; created Baron Ludlow in 1897 |

### Exchequer Division (1875–81)

The Exchequer Division was one of the original divisions of the High Court. It was created in 1875 through the merger of the Court of Exchequer into the High Court. The six existing Barons of the Exchequer were transferred to the new Exchequer Division, and retained their previous titles until they left office. Sir Henry Hawkins, the first judge to be directly appointed to the Exchequer Division, tried in vain to obtain the title of Baron, but was styled a Judge of the High Court instead. The Exchequer Division was merged into the King's Bench Division in 1881, and all of its remaining Justices were transferred to the latter.
The head of the Division was the Chief Baron of the Exchequer; the post was abolished along with the Exchequer Division in 1881, and its powers vested in the Lord Chief Justice.
| Name | Known as | Division | In succession to | Term began | Term ended | Reason | Notes |
| Sir George William Wilshere Bramwell | Mr Baron Bramwell | Exchequer | None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) | 1 November 1875 | 23 October 1876 | Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal | Baron of the Exchequer 1856–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1876–81; PC 1876; created Baron Bramwell in 1882 |
| Sir Anthony Cleasby | Mr Baron Cleasby | Exchequer | None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) | 1 November 1875 | 9 January 1879 | Resignation | Baron of the Exchequer 1868–79 |
| Sir Charles Edward Pollock | Mr Baron Pollock | Exchequer | None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) | 1 November 1875 | 26 February 1881 | Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division | Baron of the Exchequer 1873–97 (last Baron of the Exchequer) [Family] |
| Sir Charles Edward Pollock | Mr Baron Pollock | King's Bench | None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 21 November 1897 | Death | Baron of the Exchequer 1873–97 (last Baron of the Exchequer) [Family] |
| Sir Richard Paul Amphlett | Mr Baron Amphlett | Exchequer | None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) | 1 November 1875 | 25 October 1876 | Appointed Lord Justice of Appeal | MP for East Worcestershire 1868–74; Baron of the Exchequer 1874–76; Lord Justice of Appeal 1876–77; PC 1876 |
| Sir John Walter Huddleston | Mr Baron Huddleston | Exchequer | None (transferred from the Court of Exchequer) | 1 November 1875 | 26 February 1881 | Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division | Judge Advocate of the Fleet 1865–75; MP for Canterbury 1865–68; MP for Norwich 1874–75; Justice of the Common Pleas 1875; Baron of the Exchequer 1875–90 |
| Sir John Walter Huddleston | Mr Baron Huddleston | King's Bench | None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 5 December 1890 | Death | Judge Advocate of the Fleet 1865–75; MP for Canterbury 1865–68; MP for Norwich 1874–75; Justice of the Common Pleas 1875; Baron of the Exchequer 1875–90 |
| Sir Henry Hawkins | Mr Justice Hawkins? | King's Bench | ? | 2 November 1876 | 14 November 1876 | Transferred to the Exchequer Division | Created Baron Brampton in 1899; PC 1899 |
| Sir Henry Hawkins | Mr Justice Hawkins? | Exchequer | ? | 14 November 1876 | 26 February 1881 | Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division | Created Baron Brampton in 1899; PC 1899 |
| Sir Henry Hawkins | Mr Justice Hawkins? | King's Bench | None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 4 January 1899 | Resignation | Created Baron Brampton in 1899; PC 1899 |
| Sir James Fitzjames Stephen | Mr Justice Stephen | Exchequer | Mr Baron Cleasby | 15 January 1879 | 26 February 1881 | Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division | Legal member of the Imperial Legislative Council 1869–72; KCSI 1877; created a baronet in 1891 |
| Sir James Fitzjames Stephen | Mr Justice Stephen | King's Bench | None (Exchequer Division merged into the King's Bench Division) | 26 February 1881 | 6 April 1891 | Resignation | Legal member of the Imperial Legislative Council 1869–72; KCSI 1877; created a baronet in 1891 |