List of judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

# Name Served from Served until Tenure length Replacing Previous judicial office Notes 1 The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers 1 October 2009 30 September 2012 3 years and 0 days Original justice Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2008–09)
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2005–08)
Master of the Rolls (2000–05)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000) 2 The Lord Hope of Craighead 1 October 2009 26 June 2013 3 years and 269 days Original justice Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1996–2009)
Lord President of the Court of Session (1989–96) 3 The Lord Saville of Newdigate 1 October 2009 30 September 2010 1 year and 0 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1997–2009)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1994–97) 4 The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry 1 October 2009 26 June 2011 1 year and 269 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2001–09)
Lord President of the Court of Session (1996–2001)
Senator of the College of Justice (1995–96) 5 The Baroness Hale of Richmond 1 October 2009 31 January 2020 10 years and 102 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2003) 6 The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe 1 October 2009 17 March 2013 3 years and 174 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2002–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1997–2002) 7 The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood 1 October 2009 9 April 2012 2 years and 192 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1992–2004) 8 The Lord Mance 1 October 2009 6 June 2018 8 years and 249 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1999–2005) 9 The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore 1 October 2009 30 September 2020 11 years and 0 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (2004–09)

• Longest serving original justice

10 The Lord Collins of Mapesbury 1 October 2009 7 May 2011 1 year and 219 days Original justice Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2007–09) 11 The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony 1 October 2009 30 September 2017 8 years and 0 days Original justice Master of the Rolls (2005–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (1998–2005)

• First justice directly appointed

12 Lord Dyson 13 April 2010 1 October 2012 2 years and 172 days Original justice Deputy Head of Civil Justice (2003–06)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2001–10)

• First non-life peer appointed to the Court
• First justice to stand down to take up another judicial office (Master of the Rolls)

13 Lord Wilson of Culworth 26 May 2011 9 May 2020 8 years and 350 days The Lord Saville of Newdigate Lord Justice of Appeal (2005–11) 14 Lord Sumption 11 January 2012 9 December 2018 6 years and 333 days The Lord Collins of Mapesbury None (Queen’s Counsel (1986–2012))

• First justice appointed with no prior full-time judicial experience

15 The Lord Reed of Allermuir 6 February 2012 Incumbent 11 years and 71 days The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry Senator of the College of Justice (1998–2012) 16 Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill 17 April 2012 15 March 2020 7 years and 334 days The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Lord Justice of Appeal (2002–12) 17 The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 1 October 2012 4 September 2017 4 years and 339 days The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Master of the Rolls (2009–12)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–09)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2004–07) 18 Lord Hughes of Ombersley 9 April 2013 11 August 2018 5 years and 125 days Lord Dyson Vice President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal (2009–13)
Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13) 19 Lord Toulson 9 April 2013 22 September 2016 3 years and 167 days The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe Lord Justice of Appeal (2006–13)
Chairman of the Law Commission (2002–06) 20 Lord Hodge 1 October 2013 Incumbent 9 years and 199 days The Lord Hope of Craighead Senator of the College of Justice (2005–13) 21 Lady Black of Derwent 2 October 2017 10 January 2021 3 years and 101 days Lord Toulson Lord Justice of Appeal (2010–17)
Justice of the High Court, FD (1999–2010) 22 Lord Lloyd-Jones 2 October 2017
(first term) 30 August 2022
(second term) 13 January 2022
(first term)
Incumbent
(second term) 4 years and 104 days
(first term)
231 days
(second term) The Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
Himself Lord Justice of Appeal (2012–17)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2005–12)

• Last Justice to be required to retire at 70 before the judicial retirement age was raised to 75 by the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022
• First Justice to be re-appointed (30 August 2022)

23 Lord Briggs of Westbourne 2 October 2017 Incumbent 5 years and 198 days The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury Lord Justice of Appeal (2013–17)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2006–13) 24 Lady Arden of Heswall 1 October 2018 24 January 2022 3 years and 116 days The Lord Mance Lady Justice of Appeal (2000–18)
Justice of the High Court, CD (1993–2000) 25 Lord Kitchin 1 October 2018 Incumbent 4 years and 199 days Lord Hughes of Ombersley Lord Justice of Appeal (2011–18)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2005–11) 26 Lord Sales 11 January 2019 Incumbent 4 years and 97 days Lord Sumption Lord Justice of Appeal (2014–19)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2008–14) 27 Lord Hamblen of Kersey 13 January 2020 Incumbent 3 years and 95 days The Baroness Hale of Richmond Lord Justice of Appeal (2016–20)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2008–16) 28 Lord Leggatt 21 April 2020 Incumbent 2 years and 362 days Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill Lord Justice of Appeal (2018–20)
Justice of the High Court, QBD (2012–18) 29 Lord Burrows 2 June 2020 Incumbent 2 years and 320 days Lord Wilson of Culworth None (Queen’s Counsel (2003–20))

• Appointed with no prior full-time judicial experience
• First to be directly appointed from academia

30 Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare 1 October 2020 Incumbent 2 years and 199 days The Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore Lord Justice of Appeal (NI) (2017–20)
Justice of the High Court (NI) (2007–17) 31 Lady Rose of Colmworth 13 April 2021 Incumbent 2 years and 5 days Lady Black of Derwent Lady Justice of Appeal (2019–21)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2013–19) 32 Lord Richards of Camberwell 3 October 2022 Incumbent 197 days Lady Arden Lord Justice of Appeal (2015–21)
Justice of the High Court, CD (2003–15)