Igor Judge, Baron Judge
The Lord Judge | |
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Judge in 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 1 October 2008 – 7 November 2023 | |
| Convenor of the Crossbench Peers | |
| In office 1 October 2019 – 27 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hope of Craighead |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Kinnoull |
| Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Jack Straw |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd |
| President of the Queen's Bench Division | |
| In office 3 October 2005 – 1 October 2008 | |
| Deputy | Sir Anthony May |
| Preceded by | The Lord Woolf (as Lord Chief Justice) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Anthony May |
| Deputy Chief Justice of England and Wales | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| Lord Chief Justice | The Lord Woolf |
| Preceded by | Sir Tasker Watkins[a] |
| Succeeded by | None[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Igor Judge 19 May 1941 Valletta, British Malta |
| Died | 7 November 2023 (aged 82) London, England |
| Political party | Crossbencher |
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| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | |
| a. ^ Office vacant from 1993 to 2003. Non-statutory position. | |
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, 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.