President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
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since 13 January 2020 | |
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | |
Style | The Right Honourable My Lord/Lady (when addressed in court) |
Status | Chief Justice |
Seat | Middlesex Guildhall, London |
Appointer | The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister following the Secretary of State for Justice's approval of a recommendation |
Term length | Life tenure (with a mandatory retirement age[fn 1]); may be removed by Parliament[3] |
Constituting instrument | Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Part 3, Section 23(5)[4] |
Precursor | Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary |
Formation | 1 October 2009 |
First holder | Lord Reid as Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary Nick Phillips as President of the Supreme Court (1 October 2009) |
Deputy | Deputy President of the Supreme Court |
Salary | £214,165 |
Website | www.supremecourt.uk |
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The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. It is equivalent to the now-defunct position of Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, also known as the Senior Law Lord, who was the highest ranking among the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (the judges who exercised the judicial functions of the House of Lords). The current President is Robert Reed, since 13 January 2020.[5]
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