Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland information
Head of the judiciary of Northern Ireland
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
an Tiarna Príomh-Bhreitheamh Thuaisceart Éireann(Irish)
Incumbent Dame Siobhan Keegan since 2 September 2021
Judiciary of Northern Ireland
Style
The Right Honourable
Nominator
Prime Minister, following consultation with the Lord Chief Justice and the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
Appointer
Monarch
Term length
During good behaviour subject to mandatory retirement at 75
Constituting instrument
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
Precursor
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Inaugural holder
Sir Denis Henry, Bt
Formation
1922
Deputy
the senior available Lord Justice of Appeal
Salary
£238,868
Website
www.judiciaryni.uk
The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland[1][2] is a judge who presides over the courts of Northern Ireland and is the head of the Northern Irish judiciary.[3] The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Dame Siobhan Keegan.[4] Her counterpart in England and Wales is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and in Scotland her equivalent is the Lord President of the Court of Session. The position was established with the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922, and was preceded by the position of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland prior to the partition of Ireland.
^"Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002".
^"Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002".
^Judiciary and courts in Northern Ireland, legislation.gov.uk; accessed 28 December 2015.
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