On 3 October 2005, he was appointed the first President of the Queen's Bench Division,[7] when that post was split from that of Lord Chief Justice. In addition to that role, Judge was appointed Head of Criminal Justice in January 2007.[8]
Judge replaced Lord Phillips as Lord Chief Justice on 1 October 2008.[9] The same day, he was created a life peer as Baron Judge, of Draycote in the County of Warwickshire,[10] and he was introduced to the House of Lords five days later,[11] where he sat as a crossbencher.
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Lord Judge redirects here For lord justices see Court of Appeal judge England and Wales Igor Judge Baron Judge KC PC 19 May 1941 7 November 2023 was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales the head of the judiciary 1 from 2008 to 2013 He was previously President of the Queen s Bench Division at the time a newly created post assuming responsibilities transferred from the office of lord chief justice From 2019 to 2023 he served as Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords 2 The Right HonourableThe Lord JudgeKC PCOfficial portrait 2018Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage 1 October 2008 7 November 2023Convenor of the Crossbench PeersIn office 1 October 2019 27 April 2023Preceded byThe Lord Hope of CraigheadSucceeded byThe Earl of KinnoullLord Chief Justice of England and WalesIn office 1 October 2008 30 September 2013Nominated byJack StrawAppointed byElizabeth IIPreceded byThe Lord Phillips of Worth MatraversSucceeded byThe Lord Thomas of CwmgieddPresident of the Queen s Bench DivisionIn office 3 October 2005 1 October 2008DeputySir Anthony MayPreceded byThe Lord Woolf as Lord Chief Justice Succeeded bySir Anthony MayDeputy Chief Justice of England and WalesIn office 2003 2005Lord Chief JusticeThe Lord WoolfPreceded bySir Tasker Watkins a Succeeded byNone a Personal detailsBornIgor Judge 1941 05 19 19 May 1941Valletta British MaltaDied7 November 2023 2023 11 07 aged 82 London EnglandPolitical partyCrossbencherParentRosa Judge mother Alma materMagdalene College CambridgeOccupationBarristerjuristjudgelife peerprofessor of lawa Office vacant from 1993 to 2003 Non statutory position Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Legal career 3 Parliament 4 Personal life and death 5 Arms 6 See also 7 ReferencesEarly life and education editJudge was born in Malta on 19 May 1941 3 to Raymond and Rosa Judge nee Micallef Judge was educated at St Edward s College Malta from 1947 to 1954 and The Oratory School in Woodcote in Oxfordshire from 1954 to 1959 where he was Captain of School and Captain of Cricket 3 He was awarded an Open Exhibition to study History and Law at Magdalene College Cambridge in 1959 and he graduated BA in 1962 3 Legal career editJudge was called to the bar Middle Temple in 1963 and became a Recorder in 1976 and Queen s Counsel in 1979 3 From 1980 to 1986 he served on the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bar Council In 1987 he was elected Leader of the Midland Circuit On 10 October 1988 Judge was appointed a Justice of the High Court 4 assigned to the Queen s Bench Division and awarded the customary knighthood 3 5 He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal a judge of the Court of Appeal on 4 June 1996 6 becoming a privy counsellor 3 Judge was the Senior Presiding Judge from 1998 to 2003 3 when he became Deputy Chief Justice He was not appointed Lord Chief Justice following the retirement of Lord Woolf in 2005 despite having served as his deputy Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers then Master of the Rolls was appointed instead citation needed On 3 October 2005 he was appointed the first President of the Queen s Bench Division 7 when that post was split from that of Lord Chief Justice In addition to that role Judge was appointed Head of Criminal Justice in January 2007 8 Judge replaced Lord Phillips as Lord Chief Justice on 1 October 2008 9 The same day he was created a life peer as Baron Judge of Draycote in the County of Warwickshire 10 and he was introduced to the House of Lords five days later 11 where he sat as a crossbencher In 2007 Lord Judge was awarded an honorary doctorate from Nottingham Trent University 12 and in 2010 was made an Honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University as well as Kingston University On 20 June 2012 he received an honorary doctorate from Cambridge 13 Judge retired as Lord Chief Justice at the end of September 2013 14 He was Treasurer to the Middle Temple for the year 2014 15 From November 2013 until his death in November 2023 Judge served as a distinguished visitor to The Dickson Poon School of Law at King s College London 16 Parliament edit nbsp Judge speaks from the crossbenches in 2021 Judge succeeded Lord Hope of Craighead as Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in 2019 17 Personal life and death editJudge had a son and two daughters 18 Judge died on 7 November 2023 at the age of 82 19 Arms editCoat of arms of Igor Judge Baron Judge Crest A bear sejant erect Gules grasping with both forepaws a sword erect Argent hilt pommel and quillons Or Escutcheon Quarterly Argent and Gules a cross couped nowy round pierced and parted counterchanged and enclosing a roundel Or Supporters On either side a heraldic dolphin Argent finned Or and holding in the beak a scroll Argent tied and sealed Gules Motto Sine Amore Nihil 20 Badge Two heraldic dolphins erect and addorsed Argent finned and crowned with an ancient crown Or See also editNominative determinismReferences edit President of the Courts of England and Wales Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Part 2 section 7 Office of Public Sector Information 2005 Archived from the original on 7 January 2010 Retrieved 3 January 2010 Lord Judge UK Parliament Archived from the original on 9 October 2019 Retrieved 9 October 2019 a b c d e f g Senior Judiciary Biographies Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Judiciary of England and Wales Archived from the original on 20 November 2012 Retrieved 18 December 2008 No 51500 The London Gazette 13 October 1988 p 11473 No 51565 The London Gazette 20 December 1988 p 14252 No 54419 The London Gazette 7 June 1996 p 7803 No 57779 The London Gazette 7 October 2005 p 12972 Head of Criminal Justice Press release Judiciary of England and Wales 31 January 2007 Archived from the original on 6 February 2008 Retrieved 14 April 2008 No 58843 The London Gazette 6 October 2008 p 15221 No 58845 The London Gazette 7 October 2008 p 15299 House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 6 October 2008 Archived 26 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 August 2012 Honorary graduates A Z Nottingham Trent University Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 1 March 2010 Honorary Degrees 2012 University of Cambridge 20 June 2012 Archived from the original on 22 November 2021 Retrieved 23 May 2020 Lord Judge Lord Chief Justice to Retire Next Summer Press release Judiciary of England and Wales 21 November 2012 Archived from the original on 2 December 2012 Retrieved 21 November 2012 Middle Temple Officers of the Inn Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 February 2014 King s College London Dickson Poon School of Law welcomes Lord Judge Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 11 January 2016 Lord Judge UK Parliament Retrieved 9 October 2019 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 3184 Telegraph Obituaries 8 November 2023 Lord Judge brilliant Lord Chief Justice and unflinching champion of a free press obituary The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 8 November 2023 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 3184 Legal offices Preceded byThe Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales2008 2013 Succeeded byThe Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd Academic offices Preceded byThe Lord Mackay of Clashfern Commissary of the University of Cambridge2016 2023 Vacant Other offices Preceded byThe Lord Hope of Craighead Convenor of the Crossbench Peers2019 2023 Succeeded byThe Earl of Kinnoull Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Igor Judge Baron Judge amp oldid 1211647082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,