Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Lord Reed since 7 June 2018
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Style	The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth) My Lord/Lady (when addressed in court)
Status	Deputy Chief judge
Seat	Middlesex Guildhall, London
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of a Selection commission
Term length	Life tenure; may be removed on the address of Parliament[1]
Constituting instrument	Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Precursor	Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Formation	1 October 2009
First holder	David, Lord Hope of Craighead
Salary	£206,857[2]
Website	www.supremecourt.uk

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The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, after the President of the Supreme Court. The office is equivalent to the now-defunct position of Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, also known previously as the Second Senior Law Lord, who was the second highest-ranking Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

The office is currently held by the Lord Reed, having succeeded Lord Mance on his retirement in June 2018.

By Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II published on 1 October 2009, a place for the Deputy President of the Supreme Court in the order of precedence was established: the Deputy President of the Supreme Court ranks after the Master of the Rolls and before the other Justices of the Supreme Court.^[3]

List of Second Senior Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

• Lord Goff of Chieveley (1994 – 1996)
• Lord Slynn of Hadley (2000 – 2002)
• Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead (2002 – 2007)
• Lord Hoffman (2007 – 2009)
• Lord Hope of Craighead (20 April 2009 – 1 October 2009)

List of Deputy Presidents of the Supreme Court

• Lord Hope of Craighead (1 October 2009 – 26 June 2013)
• Baroness Hale of Richmond (28 June 2013 – 4 September 2017)
• Lord Mance (26 September 2017 – 6 June 2018)
• Lord Reed (7 June 2018 – present)

References

External links

• The Supreme Court