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Master of the Rolls

August 20, 2023

This article is about the English office. For the Irish office, see Master of the Rolls in Ireland.

The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Head of Civil Justice. As a judge, the Master of the Rolls is second in seniority in England and Wales only to the Lord Chief Justice.[1] The position dates from at least 1286, although it is believed that the office probably existed earlier than that.[2]

Master of the Rolls of England and Wales
The Judiciary of England and Wales
Incumbent
Sir Geoffrey Vos
since 11 January 2021
StyleThe Right Honourable
NominatorJudicial Appointments Commission
AppointerThe Sovereign on recommendation of Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, who are in turn given recommendations by a selection panel
Term lengthLife tenure; Retirement at age 70, or 75 if appointed to a judicial post before 31 March 1995
Inaugural holderJohn Langton
Formation2 September 1286
Salary£238,868
WebsiteThe Judiciary of England and Wales

The Master of the Rolls was initially a clerk responsible for keeping the "Rolls" or records of the Court of Chancery, and was known as the Keeper of the Rolls of Chancery.[3] The Keeper was the most senior of the dozen Chancery clerks, and as such occasionally acted as keeper of the Great Seal of the Realm.[4] The post evolved into a judicial one as the Court of Chancery did; the first reference to judicial duties dates from 1520.[5] With the Judicature Act 1873, which merged the Court of Chancery with the other major courts, the Master of the Rolls joined the Chancery Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal,[6] but left the Chancery Division by the terms of the Judicature Act 1881. The Master of the Rolls had also been warden of the little-used Domus Conversorum for housing Jewish converts, which led to the house and chapel being used to store legal documents and later becoming the location of the Public Record Office. He retained his clerical functions as the nominal head of the Public Record Office until the Public Records Act 1958 transferred responsibility for it to the Lord Chancellor.[7] One residual reminder of this role is the fact that the Master of the Rolls of the day continues to serve, ex officio, as President of the British Records Association. The Master of the Rolls was also previously responsible for registering solicitors, the officers of the Senior Courts.[8]

One of the most prominent people to hold the position was Thomas Cromwell, a highly influential figure during the reign of Henry VIII; more recently, Lord Denning held the position for 20 years, from 1962 to 1982, and made sweeping changes in the common law. The current Master of the Rolls is Sir Geoffrey Vos, who took office in January 2021.[9]

List of Masters of the Rolls

Gallery

Portrait Name Term of office Other positions Notes
John Langton 2 September 1286 1 October 1295 Lord Chancellor 1292–1302, 1307–1310 [10][11]
Adam Osgodby 1 October 1295 19 August 1316
—
 [10]
William Airmyn 19 August 1316 26 May 1324
—
 [10]
Richard Airmyn 26 May 1324 4 July 1325
—
 [10]
Henry de Cliff 4 July 1325 20 January 1334
—
 [10]
Michael Wrath 20 January 1334 28 April 1337
—
 [10]
John de St Paul 28 April 1337 10 January 1341 Archbishop of Dublin 1349–1362, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1350–1356 [12]
Thomas Evesham 10 January 1341 21 February 1341
—
 [12]
John Thoresby 21 February 1341 2 July 1346
—
 [12]
David Wollore 2 July 1346 28 March 1371
—
 [12]
William Burstall 28 March 1371 8 September 1381
—
 [12]
John Waltham 8 September 1381 24 October 1386 Lord Privy Seal 1386–1389, Lord Chancellor 1349–1356 [12][13]
John Burton 24 October 1386 22 July 1394
—
 [12]
John Scarle 22 July 1394 11 September 1397 Lord Chancellor 1399–1401 [12][14]
Thomas Stanley 11 September 1397 24 September 1402
—
 [12]
Nicholas Bubwith 24 September 1402 2 March 1405 Lord Privy Seal 1405–1406, Lord High Treasurer 1407–1408 [15][16]
John Wakering 2 March 1405 3 June 1415 Lord Privy Seal 1415–1416 [15][17]
Simon Gauntsede 3 June 1415 28 October 1423
—
 [15]
John Frank 28 October 1423 13 November 1438
—
 [15]
John Stopyndon 13 November 1438 29 March 1447
—
 [15]
John Kirkeby 29 March 1447 23 December 1461
—
 [15]
Robert Kirkeham 23 December 1461 12 February 1471
—
 [15]
William Morland 12 February 1471 29 April 1471
—
 [15]
John Alcock 29 April 1471 16 March 1472 Lord Chancellor 1475, 1485–1487 [15][18]
  John Morton 16 March 1472 9 January 1479 Lord Chancellor 1487–1500, Archbishop of Canterbury 1486–1500 [15][19]
Robert Morton 9 January 1479 22 September 1483
—
 [20]
Thomas Barowe 22 September 1483 22 August 1485
—
 [20]
Robert Morton jointly with William Eliot 22 August 1485 26 February 1487 Jointly from 13 November 1485 [20][21]
David William 26 February 1487 5 May 1492
—
 [20]
John Blyth 5 May 1492 13 February 1494
—
 [20]
  William Warham 13 February 1494 1 February 1502 Keeper of the Great Seal 1502–1504, Lord Chancellor 1504–1515, Archbishop of Canterbury 1503–1532 [20][22]
William Barons 1 February 1502 13 November 1504
—
 [20]
  Christopher Bainbridge 13 November 1504 22 January 1508 Archbishop of York 1508–1514 [20][23]
John Yonge 22 January 1508 12 May 1516
—
 [24]
  Cuthbert Tunstall 12 May 1516 20 October 1522 Lord Privy Seal 1523–1530 [24][25]
John Clerk 20 October 1522 9 October 1523
—
 [24]
Thomas Hannibal 9 October 1523 26 June 1527
—
 [24]
John Taylor 26 June 1527 8 October 1534 Archdeacon of Derby 1516–1533, Archdeacon of Buckingham 1516–1534 [24]
  Thomas Cromwell 8 October 1534 10 July 1536 Secretary of State 1533–1536, Lord Privy Seal 1536–1540 [24][26]
Christopher Hales 10 July 1536 1 July 1541 Solicitor General 1525–1529, Attorney General 1529–1536 [24][27]
Sir Robert Southwell 1 July 1541 13 December 1550
—
 [24]
John Beaumont 13 December 1550 18 June 1552
—
 [24]
  Sir Robert Bowes 18 June 1552 18 September 1553
—
 [24]
Sir Nicholas Hare 18 September 1553 5 November 1557 Speaker of the House of Commons 1539–1540 [28][29]
  Sir William Cordell 5 November 1557 30 May 1581 Solicitor General 1553–1557, Speaker of the House of Commons 1558 [28][30]
Sir Gilbert Gerard 30 May 1581 10 April 1594 Attorney General 1559–1581 [28][31]
  Sir Thomas Egerton 10 April 1594 18 May 1603 Solicitor General 1581–1592, Attorney General 1592–1594, Lord Chancellor 1596–1617, First Lord of the Treasury 1613–1614 [28][32]
  Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss, 1st Lord Bruce 18 May 1603 14 January 1611
—
 [28]
  Sir Edward Phelips 14 January 1611 1 September 1614 Speaker of the House of Commons 1603–1611 [28][33]
  Sir Julius Caesar 1 September 1614 18 April 1636 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606–1614 [28]
  Sir Dudley Digges 18 April 1636 30 March 1639
—
 [28]
  Sir Charles Caesar 30 March 1639 28 January 1643
—
 [28]
  The Lord Colepeper (royalist) 28 January 1643 3 November 1660 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1642–1643 [28][34]
  William Lenthall (parliamentary) 10 November 1643 14 May 1659 Speaker of the House of Commons 1640–1647, 1647–1653, 1654–1655, 1659–1660 [35][36]
  Sir Harbottle Grimston, Bt 3 November 1660 12 January 1685 Speaker of the House of Commons 1660 [35][37]
Sir John Churchill 12 January 1685 20 October 1685 Attorney-General 1673–85[38] [35]
  Sir John Trevor 20 October 1685 13 March 1689
—
 [35]
Sir Henry Powle 13 March 1689 13 January 1693 Speaker of the House of Commons 1689 [35][39]
  Sir John Trevor 13 January 1693 20 May 1717 Speaker of the House of Commons 1685–1689, 1693–1717 [35][40]
  Sir Joseph Jekyll 13 July 1717 19 August 1738
—
 [35]
  Sir John Verney 9 October 1738 5 August 1741
—
 [35]
  William Fortescue 5 November 1741 16 December 1749
—
 [35]
Sir John Strange 11 January 1750 18 May 1754 Solicitor General 1737–1742 [35][41]
  Sir Thomas Clarke 29 May 1754 13 November 1764
—
 [42]
Sir Thomas Sewell 4 December 1764 6 March 1784
—
 [42]
  Sir Lloyd Kenyon 30 March 1784 7 June 1788 Attorney General 1782–1783, 1783–1784, Lord Chief Justice 1788–1802 [42][43]
  Sir Richard Arden 14 June 1788 23 May 1801 Solicitor General 1782–1783, 1783–1784, Attorney General 1784–1788, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1801–1804 [42][44]
  Sir William Grant 27 May 1801 31 December 1817 Solicitor General 1799–1801 [42][45]
  Sir Thomas Plumer 6 January 1818 24 March 1824 Solicitor General 1807–1812, Attorney General 1812–1813 [42][46]
  The Lord Gifford 5 April 1824 4 September 1826 Solicitor General 1817–1819, Attorney General 1819–1824, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1824 [42][47]
  Sir John Singleton Copley 14 September 1826 1 May 1827 Solicitor General 1819–1824, Attorney General 1824–1826, Lord Chancellor 1827–1830, 1834–1835, 1841–1846 [42][48]
  Sir John Leach 3 May 1827 14 September 1834 Vice Chancellor of England 1818–1827 [42][49]
  Sir Charles Pepys, Bt 29 September 1834 19 January 1836 Solicitor General 1834, Lord Chancellor 1836–1841, 1846–1850 [42][50]
  The Lord Langdale 19 January 1836 28 March 1851
—
 [51]
  The Lord Romilly 28 March 1851 29 August 1873 Solicitor General 1848, Attorney General 1850 [51]
  Sir George Jessel 30 August 1873 21 March 1883 Solicitor General 1871–1873 [51][52]
  The Lord Esher 3 April 1883 18 October 1897 Solicitor General 1868 [51][53]
  Sir Nathaniel Lindley 25 October 1897 10 May 1900
—
 [51][54]
  The Lord Alverstone 10 May 1900 22 October 1900 Lord Chief Justice 1900–1913 [51][55]
  Sir Archibald Levin Smith 23 October 1900 19 October 1901
—
 [51]
  Sir Richard Collins 19 October 1901 6 March 1907
—
 [51][56]
  Sir Herbert Cozens-Hardy
(The Lord Cozens-Hardy from 1914)		 6 March 1907 30 April 1918
—
 [51]
  Sir Charles Swinfen Eady 2 May 1918 20 October 1919
—
 [51]
  The Lord Sterndale 31 October 1919 17 August 1923 President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division 1918–1919 [57][58]
  Sir Ernest Pollock
(The Lord Hanworth from 1926)		 12 October 1923 7 October 1935 Solicitor General 1919–1922, Attorney General 1922. [57][59]
The Lord Wright 7 October 1935 27 April 1937
—
 [57]
The Lord Greene 27 April 1937 1 June 1949
—
 [57]
Sir Raymond Evershed (The Lord Evershed from 1956) 1 June 1949 19 April 1962
—
 [57]
  The Lord Denning 19 April 1962 29 September 1982
—
 [57]
Sir John Donaldson (The Lord Donaldson of Lymington from 1988) 30 September 1982 1 October 1992
—
 [57]
  Sir Thomas Bingham 1 October 1992 4 June 1996 Lord Chief Justice 1996–2000; Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 2000–2008 [60]
  The Lord Woolf 4 June 1996 6 June 2000 Lord Chief Justice 2000–2005 [61]
  The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers 6 June 2000 3 October 2005 Lord Chief Justice 2005–2008, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2009–2012 [62]
  Sir Anthony Clarke
(The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony from May 2009)		 3 October 2005 30 September 2009 Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2009–2017 [63]
  The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 1 October 2009 30 September 2012 President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2012–2017 [64]
  Lord Dyson 1 October 2012 2 October 2016 Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, 2010–2012 [65]
  Sir Terence Etherton (The Lord Etherton from December 2020) 3 October 2016 11 January 2021 Chancellor of the High Court, 2013–2016 [66]
  Sir Geoffrey Vos 11 January 2021 Incumbent Chancellor of the High Court, 2016–2021 [66]

Peerages created for the Master of the Rolls

Since the Act of Union 1707
Master of the Rolls Title Created Current status Other Judicial Roles
Sir Lloyd Kenyon Baron Kenyon Extant Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Sir Richard Arden Baron Alvanley 22 May 1801 Extinct 24 June 1857 Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Sir Robert Gifford Baron Gifford 30 January 1824 Extant Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Sir John Copley Baron Lyndhurst 25 April 1827 Extinct 12 October 1863 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Sir Charles Pepys Earl of Cottenham 11 June 1850 Extant Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Baron Cottenham 20 January 1836
Sir Henry Bickersteth Baron Langdale 23 January 1836 Extinct 18 April 1851 None
Sir John Romilly Baron Romilly 3 January 1866 Extinct 29 June 1983 None
Sir William Brett Viscount Esher 11 November 1897 Extant None
Baron Esher 24 July 1895
Sir Nathaniel Lindley Baron Lindley as Law Lord 10 May 1900 Extinct 9 December 1921 None
Sir Richard Webster Viscount Alverstone 24 November 1913 Extinct 15 December 1915 Lord Chief Justice of England
Baron Alverstone 18 June 1900
Sir Richard Collins Baron Collins as Law Lord 6 March 1907 Extinct 3 January 1911 None
Sir Herbert Cozens-Hardy Baron Cozens-Hardy 1 July 1914 Extinct 11 September 1975 None
Sir Charles Swinfen Eady Baron Swinfen 1 November 1919 Extant None
Sir William Pickford Baron Sterndale 14 November 1918 Extinct 17 August 1923 None
Sir Ernest Pollock Viscount Hanworth 17 January 1936 Extant None
Baron Hanworth 28 January 1926
Sir Robert Wright Baron Wright as Law Lord 11 April 1932 Extinct 27 June 1964 None
Sir Wilfrid Greene Baron Greene 16 July 1941 Extinct 16 April 1952 None
Sir Raymond Evershed Baron Evershed 20 January 1956 Extinct 3 October 1966 None
Sir Tom Denning Baron Denning as Law Lord 24 April 1957 Extinct 5 March 1999 None
Sir John Donaldson Baron Donaldson of Lymington as Life Peer 15 February 1988 Extinct 31 August 2005 None
Sir Tom Bingham Baron Bingham of Cornhill as Law Lord 4 June 1996 Extinct 11 September 2010 Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir Harry Woolf Baron Woolf as Law Lord 1 October 1992 Extant Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir Nick Phillips Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers as Law Lord 12 January 1999 Extant President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir Tony Clarke Baron Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony as Life Peer 29 May 2009 Extant None
Sir David Neuberger Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury as Law Lord 11 January 2007 Extant President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Sir Terence Etherton Baron Etherton as Life Peer 23 December 2020 Extant Chancellor of the High Court

See also

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Bibliography

 
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Master of the Rolls ".
  • Hanworth, Lord (1935). "Some Notes on the Office of Master of the Rolls". Cambridge Law Journal. Cambridge University Press. 5 (3): 313–331. doi:10.1017/S0008197300124675. ISSN 0008-1973. S2CID 144982031.
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This article is about the English office For the Irish office see Master of the Rolls in Ireland The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England known as the Master of the Rolls is the President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and Head of Civil Justice As a judge the Master of the Rolls is second in seniority in England and Wales only to the Lord Chief Justice 1 The position dates from at least 1286 although it is believed that the office probably existed earlier than that 2 Master of the Rolls of England and WalesThe Judiciary of England and WalesIncumbentSir Geoffrey Vossince 11 January 2021StyleThe Right HonourableNominatorJudicial Appointments CommissionAppointerThe Sovereign on recommendation of Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor who are in turn given recommendations by a selection panelTerm lengthLife tenure Retirement at age 70 or 75 if appointed to a judicial post before 31 March 1995Inaugural holderJohn LangtonFormation2 September 1286Salary 238 868WebsiteThe Judiciary of England and WalesThe Master of the Rolls was initially a clerk responsible for keeping the Rolls or records of the Court of Chancery and was known as the Keeper of the Rolls of Chancery 3 The Keeper was the most senior of the dozen Chancery clerks and as such occasionally acted as keeper of the Great Seal of the Realm 4 The post evolved into a judicial one as the Court of Chancery did the first reference to judicial duties dates from 1520 5 With the Judicature Act 1873 which merged the Court of Chancery with the other major courts the Master of the Rolls joined the Chancery Division of the High Court and the Court of Appeal 6 but left the Chancery Division by the terms of the Judicature Act 1881 The Master of the Rolls had also been warden of the little used Domus Conversorum for housing Jewish converts which led to the house and chapel being used to store legal documents and later becoming the location of the Public Record Office He retained his clerical functions as the nominal head of the Public Record Office until the Public Records Act 1958 transferred responsibility for it to the Lord Chancellor 7 One residual reminder of this role is the fact that the Master of the Rolls of the day continues to serve ex officio as President of the British Records Association The Master of the Rolls was also previously responsible for registering solicitors the officers of the Senior Courts 8 One of the most prominent people to hold the position was Thomas Cromwell a highly influential figure during the reign of Henry VIII more recently Lord Denning held the position for 20 years from 1962 to 1982 and made sweeping changes in the common law The current Master of the Rolls is Sir Geoffrey Vos who took office in January 2021 9 Contents 1 List of Masters of the Rolls 1 1 Gallery 2 Peerages created for the Master of the Rolls 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyList of Masters of the Rolls EditGallery Edit Thomas Cromwell a highly influential figure during the reign of Henry VIII Sir Thomas Egerton who served as Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor for 21 years Sir John Trevor the last Speaker of the House of Commons to resign in over 300 years until the resignation of Michael Martin in 2009 Sir Nathaniel Lindley who made key judgments in a variety of important cases and was the last Serjeant at Law appointed the last to sit as a judge and the last surviving Sir Thomas Bingham who helped establish the UK Supreme CourtPortrait Name Term of office Other positions NotesJohn Langton 2 September 1286 1 October 1295 Lord Chancellor 1292 1302 1307 1310 10 11 Adam Osgodby 1 October 1295 19 August 1316 10 William Airmyn 19 August 1316 26 May 1324 10 Richard Airmyn 26 May 1324 4 July 1325 10 Henry de Cliff 4 July 1325 20 January 1334 10 Michael Wrath 20 January 1334 28 April 1337 10 John de St Paul 28 April 1337 10 January 1341 Archbishop of Dublin 1349 1362 Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1350 1356 12 Thomas Evesham 10 January 1341 21 February 1341 12 John Thoresby 21 February 1341 2 July 1346 12 David Wollore 2 July 1346 28 March 1371 12 William Burstall 28 March 1371 8 September 1381 12 John Waltham 8 September 1381 24 October 1386 Lord Privy Seal 1386 1389 Lord Chancellor 1349 1356 12 13 John Burton 24 October 1386 22 July 1394 12 John Scarle 22 July 1394 11 September 1397 Lord Chancellor 1399 1401 12 14 Thomas Stanley 11 September 1397 24 September 1402 12 Nicholas Bubwith 24 September 1402 2 March 1405 Lord Privy Seal 1405 1406 Lord High Treasurer 1407 1408 15 16 John Wakering 2 March 1405 3 June 1415 Lord Privy Seal 1415 1416 15 17 Simon Gauntsede 3 June 1415 28 October 1423 15 John Frank 28 October 1423 13 November 1438 15 John Stopyndon 13 November 1438 29 March 1447 15 John Kirkeby 29 March 1447 23 December 1461 15 Robert Kirkeham 23 December 1461 12 February 1471 15 William Morland 12 February 1471 29 April 1471 15 John Alcock 29 April 1471 16 March 1472 Lord Chancellor 1475 1485 1487 15 18 John Morton 16 March 1472 9 January 1479 Lord Chancellor 1487 1500 Archbishop of Canterbury 1486 1500 15 19 Robert Morton 9 January 1479 22 September 1483 20 Thomas Barowe 22 September 1483 22 August 1485 20 Robert Morton jointly with William Eliot 22 August 1485 26 February 1487 Jointly from 13 November 1485 20 21 David William 26 February 1487 5 May 1492 20 John Blyth 5 May 1492 13 February 1494 20 William Warham 13 February 1494 1 February 1502 Keeper of the Great Seal 1502 1504 Lord Chancellor 1504 1515 Archbishop of Canterbury 1503 1532 20 22 William Barons 1 February 1502 13 November 1504 20 Christopher Bainbridge 13 November 1504 22 January 1508 Archbishop of York 1508 1514 20 23 John Yonge 22 January 1508 12 May 1516 24 Cuthbert Tunstall 12 May 1516 20 October 1522 Lord Privy Seal 1523 1530 24 25 John Clerk 20 October 1522 9 October 1523 24 Thomas Hannibal 9 October 1523 26 June 1527 24 John Taylor 26 June 1527 8 October 1534 Archdeacon of Derby 1516 1533 Archdeacon of Buckingham 1516 1534 24 Thomas Cromwell 8 October 1534 10 July 1536 Secretary of State 1533 1536 Lord Privy Seal 1536 1540 24 26 Christopher Hales 10 July 1536 1 July 1541 Solicitor General 1525 1529 Attorney General 1529 1536 24 27 Sir Robert Southwell 1 July 1541 13 December 1550 24 John Beaumont 13 December 1550 18 June 1552 24 Sir Robert Bowes 18 June 1552 18 September 1553 24 Sir Nicholas Hare 18 September 1553 5 November 1557 Speaker of the House of Commons 1539 1540 28 29 Sir William Cordell 5 November 1557 30 May 1581 Solicitor General 1553 1557 Speaker of the House of Commons 1558 28 30 Sir Gilbert Gerard 30 May 1581 10 April 1594 Attorney General 1559 1581 28 31 Sir Thomas Egerton 10 April 1594 18 May 1603 Solicitor General 1581 1592 Attorney General 1592 1594 Lord Chancellor 1596 1617 First Lord of the Treasury 1613 1614 28 32 Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss 1st Lord Bruce 18 May 1603 14 January 1611 28 Sir Edward Phelips 14 January 1611 1 September 1614 Speaker of the House of Commons 1603 1611 28 33 Sir Julius Caesar 1 September 1614 18 April 1636 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606 1614 28 Sir Dudley Digges 18 April 1636 30 March 1639 28 Sir Charles Caesar 30 March 1639 28 January 1643 28 The Lord Colepeper royalist 28 January 1643 3 November 1660 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1642 1643 28 34 William Lenthall parliamentary 10 November 1643 14 May 1659 Speaker of the House of Commons 1640 1647 1647 1653 1654 1655 1659 1660 35 36 Sir Harbottle Grimston Bt 3 November 1660 12 January 1685 Speaker of the House of Commons 1660 35 37 Sir John Churchill 12 January 1685 20 October 1685 Attorney General 1673 85 38 35 Sir John Trevor 20 October 1685 13 March 1689 35 Sir Henry Powle 13 March 1689 13 January 1693 Speaker of the House of Commons 1689 35 39 Sir John Trevor 13 January 1693 20 May 1717 Speaker of the House of Commons 1685 1689 1693 1717 35 40 Sir Joseph Jekyll 13 July 1717 19 August 1738 35 Sir John Verney 9 October 1738 5 August 1741 35 William Fortescue 5 November 1741 16 December 1749 35 Sir John Strange 11 January 1750 18 May 1754 Solicitor General 1737 1742 35 41 Sir Thomas Clarke 29 May 1754 13 November 1764 42 Sir Thomas Sewell 4 December 1764 6 March 1784 42 Sir Lloyd Kenyon 30 March 1784 7 June 1788 Attorney General 1782 1783 1783 1784 Lord Chief Justice 1788 1802 42 43 Sir Richard Arden 14 June 1788 23 May 1801 Solicitor General 1782 1783 1783 1784 Attorney General 1784 1788 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1801 1804 42 44 Sir William Grant 27 May 1801 31 December 1817 Solicitor General 1799 1801 42 45 Sir Thomas Plumer 6 January 1818 24 March 1824 Solicitor General 1807 1812 Attorney General 1812 1813 42 46 The Lord Gifford 5 April 1824 4 September 1826 Solicitor General 1817 1819 Attorney General 1819 1824 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1824 42 47 Sir John Singleton Copley 14 September 1826 1 May 1827 Solicitor General 1819 1824 Attorney General 1824 1826 Lord Chancellor 1827 1830 1834 1835 1841 1846 42 48 Sir John Leach 3 May 1827 14 September 1834 Vice Chancellor of England 1818 1827 42 49 Sir Charles Pepys Bt 29 September 1834 19 January 1836 Solicitor General 1834 Lord Chancellor 1836 1841 1846 1850 42 50 The Lord Langdale 19 January 1836 28 March 1851 51 The Lord Romilly 28 March 1851 29 August 1873 Solicitor General 1848 Attorney General 1850 51 Sir George Jessel 30 August 1873 21 March 1883 Solicitor General 1871 1873 51 52 The Lord Esher 3 April 1883 18 October 1897 Solicitor General 1868 51 53 Sir Nathaniel Lindley 25 October 1897 10 May 1900 51 54 The Lord Alverstone 10 May 1900 22 October 1900 Lord Chief Justice 1900 1913 51 55 Sir Archibald Levin Smith 23 October 1900 19 October 1901 51 Sir Richard Collins 19 October 1901 6 March 1907 51 56 Sir Herbert Cozens Hardy The Lord Cozens Hardy from 1914 6 March 1907 30 April 1918 51 Sir Charles Swinfen Eady 2 May 1918 20 October 1919 51 The Lord Sterndale 31 October 1919 17 August 1923 President of the Probate Divorce and Admiralty Division 1918 1919 57 58 Sir Ernest Pollock The Lord Hanworth from 1926 12 October 1923 7 October 1935 Solicitor General 1919 1922 Attorney General 1922 57 59 The Lord Wright 7 October 1935 27 April 1937 57 The Lord Greene 27 April 1937 1 June 1949 57 Sir Raymond Evershed The Lord Evershed from 1956 1 June 1949 19 April 1962 57 The Lord Denning 19 April 1962 29 September 1982 57 Sir John Donaldson The Lord Donaldson of Lymington from 1988 30 September 1982 1 October 1992 57 Sir Thomas Bingham 1 October 1992 4 June 1996 Lord Chief Justice 1996 2000 Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 2000 2008 60 The Lord Woolf 4 June 1996 6 June 2000 Lord Chief Justice 2000 2005 61 The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers 6 June 2000 3 October 2005 Lord Chief Justice 2005 2008 President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2009 2012 62 Sir Anthony Clarke The Lord Clarke of Stone cum Ebony from May 2009 3 October 2005 30 September 2009 Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2009 2017 63 The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 1 October 2009 30 September 2012 President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2012 2017 64 Lord Dyson 1 October 2012 2 October 2016 Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2010 2012 65 Sir Terence Etherton The Lord Etherton from December 2020 3 October 2016 11 January 2021 Chancellor of the High Court 2013 2016 66 Sir Geoffrey Vos 11 January 2021 Incumbent Chancellor of the High Court 2016 2021 66 Peerages created for the Master of the Rolls EditSince the Act of Union 1707 Master of the Rolls Title Created Current status Other Judicial RolesSir Lloyd Kenyon Baron Kenyon Extant Lord Chief Justice of the King s BenchSir Richard Arden Baron Alvanley 22 May 1801 Extinct 24 June 1857 Lord Chief Justice of the Common PleasSir Robert Gifford Baron Gifford 30 January 1824 Extant Lord Chief Justice of the Common PleasSir John Copley Baron Lyndhurst 25 April 1827 Extinct 12 October 1863 Lord High Chancellor of Great BritainLord Chief Baron of the ExchequerSir Charles Pepys Earl of Cottenham 11 June 1850 Extant Lord High Chancellor of Great BritainBaron Cottenham 20 January 1836Sir Henry Bickersteth Baron Langdale 23 January 1836 Extinct 18 April 1851 NoneSir John Romilly Baron Romilly 3 January 1866 Extinct 29 June 1983 NoneSir William Brett Viscount Esher 11 November 1897 Extant NoneBaron Esher 24 July 1895Sir Nathaniel Lindley Baron Lindley as Law Lord 10 May 1900 Extinct 9 December 1921 NoneSir Richard Webster Viscount Alverstone 24 November 1913 Extinct 15 December 1915 Lord Chief Justice of EnglandBaron Alverstone 18 June 1900Sir Richard Collins Baron Collins as Law Lord 6 March 1907 Extinct 3 January 1911 NoneSir Herbert Cozens Hardy Baron Cozens Hardy 1 July 1914 Extinct 11 September 1975 NoneSir Charles Swinfen Eady Baron Swinfen 1 November 1919 Extant NoneSir William Pickford Baron Sterndale 14 November 1918 Extinct 17 August 1923 NoneSir Ernest Pollock Viscount Hanworth 17 January 1936 Extant NoneBaron Hanworth 28 January 1926Sir Robert Wright Baron Wright as Law Lord 11 April 1932 Extinct 27 June 1964 NoneSir Wilfrid Greene Baron Greene 16 July 1941 Extinct 16 April 1952 NoneSir Raymond Evershed Baron Evershed 20 January 1956 Extinct 3 October 1966 NoneSir Tom Denning Baron Denning as Law Lord 24 April 1957 Extinct 5 March 1999 NoneSir John Donaldson Baron Donaldson of Lymington as Life Peer 15 February 1988 Extinct 31 August 2005 NoneSir Tom Bingham Baron Bingham of Cornhill as Law Lord 4 June 1996 Extinct 11 September 2010 Lord Chief Justice of England and WalesSir Harry Woolf Baron Woolf as Law Lord 1 October 1992 Extant Lord Chief Justice of England and WalesSir Nick Phillips Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers as Law Lord 12 January 1999 Extant President of the Supreme Court of the United KingdomLord Chief Justice of England and WalesSir Tony Clarke Baron Clarke of Stone cum Ebony as Life Peer 29 May 2009 Extant NoneSir David Neuberger Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury as Law Lord 11 January 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