This is a list of life peerages in the peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876. On 1 October 2009, the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 was repealed by Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005[1][2] owing to the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. As a result, the power to create law life peers lapsed, although the validity of life peerages created thereunder remains intact.
1870s
‡ former MP
1880s
‡ former MP
1890s
‡ former MP
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
1900s
‡ former MP
1910s
‡ former MP
1920s
‡ former MP
1930s
1940s
‡ former MP
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
1950s
‡ former MP
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
1960s
‡ former MP
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
1970s
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
1980s
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
1990s
Living
Living but left the House of Lords
§ former Senator of the College of Justice
2000s
Living
Living but left the House of Lords
Law life peers subsequently created hereditary peers
‡ former MP
Other peers who served as Law Lords
Hereditary peers
‡ former MP
Peers created under the Life Peerages Act 1958
‡ former MP
List of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
This is a complete list of people who have been appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary under the terms of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876. On 1 October 2009, the Lords Appeal in Ordinary became the first Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Those appointees who were not already members of the House of Lords were created life peers; for their titles see above. Initially it was intended that peers created in this way would only sit in the House of Lords while serving their term as judges, but in 1887 (on the retirement of Lord Blackburn) the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1887 provided that former judges would retain their seats for life. Under the terms of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which transferred the judicial functions of the House of Lords to the new Supreme Court, previous Law Lords who were transferred to the Supreme Court do not have the right to speak and vote in the House until they leave office.[4][5]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Father of William Watson (Law Lord, 1929).
- ^ Father of Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (Law Lord, 1929) and Grandfather of Charles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (Law Lord, 1975).
- ^ Father of Hubert Parker, Baron Parker of Waddington (Life Peer, 1958).
- ^ Son of William Watson, Baron Watson (Law Lord, 1880).
- ^ Son of Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (Law Lord, 1894) and Father of Charles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (Law Lord, 1975).
- ^ Son of H. H. Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith.
- ^ Father of Henry Keith, Lord Keith (Law Lord, 1977).
- ^ Son of Andrew Fraser, Baron Fraser of Corriegarth (Life Peer, 2016).
- ^ Son of Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (Law Lord, 1929) and Grandson of Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (Law Lord, 1894).
- ^ Son of James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm (Law Lord, 1953).
- ^ Husband of Heather Brigstocke, Baroness Brigstocke (Life Peer, 1990).
Citations
- ^ Statute Law Database
- ^ UK Statute Law Database
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Accordance with Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.
- ^ House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, Schedule 1, Part I
- ^ Constitutional Reform Act 2005, section 137
Sources
- Chris Cook and Brendan Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900, Macmillan, 1975
- David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth-Century British Political Facts 1900–2000, Macmillan, 2000
- Sir John Sainty, "The Judges of England 1272–1990", Selden Society 1993
External links
- United Kingdom peerage creations 1801 to 2011 - "Chronological list 1801–2011" (David Beamish)
- United Kingdom peerage creations 1801 to 2011 - "Other peerages since 1 August 1958" (David Beamish)
- United Kingdom peerage creations 1801 to 2011 - "Lords of Appeal in Ordinary 1876–2009" (David Beamish)