Supreme Court of the United Kingdom facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Supreme Court of the United Kingdom |
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| Cornish: An Lys Gorughel Irish: An Chúirt Uachtarach Scots: The Supreme Coort Scottish Gaelic: An Àrd Chùirt Welsh: Y Goruchaf Lys |
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Middlesex Guildhall in London is where the court is located and held at
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| Established | 1 October 2009 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Location | Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′01″N 0°07′41″W / 51.5004°N 0.1281°W |
| Composition method | Appointed by the Monarch (Queen-on-the-Bench) on the advice of the Prime Minister, following approval of a recommendation by the Secretary of State for Justice |
| Authorized by | Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 3, Section 23(1) and s. 23 (whole section) |
| Number of positions | 12 |
| President | |
| Currently | Lord Reed |
| Since | 13 January 2020 |
| Deputy President | |
| Currently | Lord Hodge |
| Since | 27 January 2020 |
The Supreme Court (initialism: UKSC or the acronym: SCOTUK) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance.
Current Justices
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The Lord Reed of Allermuir (President) |
7 September 1956 (age 68) |
University of Edinburgh School of Law Balliol College, Oxford |
6 February 2012 | 7 September 2026 | Senator of the College of Justice: Inner House (2008–2012) Outer House (1998–2008) |
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Lord Hodge (Deputy President) |
19 May 1953 (age 71) |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University of Edinburgh School of Law |
1 October 2013 | 19 May 2023 | Senator of the College of Justice, Outer House (2005–2013) |
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Lady Black of Derwent |
1 June 1954 (age 70) |
Trevelyan College, Durham | 2 October 2017 | 1 June 2024 | Lady Justice of Appeal (2010–2017) Justice of the High Court, FD (1999–2010) |
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Lord Lloyd-Jones | 13 January 1952 (age 72) |
Downing College, Cambridge | 2 October 2017 | 13 January 2022 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2012–2017) Justice of the High Court, QBD (2005–2012) |
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Lord Briggs of Westbourne |
23 December 1954 (age 70) |
Magdalen College, Oxford | 2 October 2017 | 23 December 2024 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2013–2017) Justice of the High Court, CD (2006–2013) |
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Lady Arden of Heswall |
23 January 1947 (age 77) |
Girton College, Cambridge Harvard Law School |
1 October 2018 | 23 January 2022 | Lady Justice of Appeal (2000–2018) Justice of the High Court, CD (1993–2000) |
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Lord Kitchin | 30 April 1955 (age 69) |
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | 1 October 2018 | 30 April 2025 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2011–2018) Justice of the High Court, CD (2005–2011) |
| Lord Sales | 11 February 1962 (age 62) |
Churchill College, Cambridge Worcester College, Oxford |
11 January 2019 | 11 February 2032 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2014–2018) Justice of the High Court, CD (2008–2014) |
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| Lord Hamblen | 23 September 1957 (age 67) |
St John's College, Oxford Harvard Law School |
13 January 2020 | 23 September 2027 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2016–2020) Justice of the High Court, QBD (2008–2016) |
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| Lord Leggatt | 12 November 1957 (age 67) |
King's College, Cambridge Harvard University City Law School |
21 April 2020 | 12 November 2027 | Lord Justice of Appeal (2018–2020)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2012–2018) |
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| Lord Burrows | 17 April 1957 (age 67) |
Brasenose College, Oxford Harvard University |
2 June 2020 | 17 April 2027 | None (First Justice to be appointed direct from academia) | |
| Lord Stephens | December 1954 (age 70) |
University of Manchester | 1 October 2020 | December 2024 | Lord Justice of Appeal (NI) (2017–2020)
Justice of the High Court (NI) (2007–2017) |
Images for kids
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Bench and inscription outside UK Supreme Court, "Lines for the Supreme Court" by Andrew Motion
See also
In Spanish: Corte Suprema del Reino Unido para niños
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