Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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| Style | The Right Honourable Lord or Lady |
| Appointer | The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister following the Lord Chancellor's approval of a recommendation from an independent selection commission |
| Term length | Justices are required to retire on becoming 75 years old;[nb 1] may be removed on the address of both Houses of Parliament |
| Formation | 1 October 2009 |
| Salary | £226,193[1] |
| Website | http://www.supremecourt.uk/ |
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are the judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom other than the president and the deputy president of the court.[2] The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases from the jurisdictions of England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Judges are appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the prime minister, who receives recommendations from a selection commission.[3][4]
The number of judges is set by section 23(2) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which established the Supreme Court, but may be increased by Order in Council under section 23(3). There are currently twelve positions on the court: the president, the deputy president, and ten justices. Judges of the Court who are not already peers are granted the judicial courtesy title of Lord or Lady.[3][5]
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is required to have judges with experience of, and practice in, the legal systems of either England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Once appointed to the Supreme Court, each judge acts as a representative for their distinct legal system in which they practice, whether it be English law, Scots law or Northern Ireland law.[6]
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- ^ "Judicial salaries from 1 October 2019" (PDF). Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Constitutional Reform Act 2005, s.23(6)
- ^ a b "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual". The London Gazette. No. 59746. 1 April 2011. pp. 6177–6178.
- ^ "Press release: Courtesy titles for Justices of the Supreme Court" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Press release: Courtesy titles for Justices of the Supreme Court" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Why does the UK Supreme Court matter for Scotland? Lord Reed of Allermuir1 University of Strathclyde, 28 October 2024" (PDF). supremecourt.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2025.