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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Governs United Kingdom
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Source: supremecourt.uk, checkedWho sits on it
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President of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the King of the United Kingdom
- Lord Reed President of the Supreme Court · since January 2020
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Deputy President of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the King of the United Kingdom
- Lord Sales since January 2026
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10 justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the King of the United Kingdom
- Lady Rose Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lady Simler Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Briggs Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Burrows Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Doherty Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Hamblen Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Leggatt Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Lloyd-Jones Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Snowden Justice of the Supreme Court
- Lord Stephens Justice of the Supreme Court
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Supreme Court supremecourt.uk · checked
- Deputy President of the Supreme Court supremecourt.uk · checked
- Justice of the Supreme Court supremecourt.uk · checked
What it can do
- Final court of appeal in civil cases and in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland; devolution issues
Constitutional Reform Act 2005, ss 40-42 and Schedule 9; Scotland Act 1998 Schedule 6; Government of Wales Act 2006 Schedule 9; Northern Ireland Act 1998 Schedule 10.
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Sources for what it can do
- Final court of appeal in civil cases and in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland; devolution issues legislation.gov.uk · checked
Sources
- supremecourt.uk · checked UK Supreme Court, justices pages (supremecourt.uk/justices/*), read 2026-10-12: the 12 sitting Justices. President since 2020-01-13 and Deputy President since 2026-01-12 from Wikipedia (Supreme Court of the United Kingdom). Individual start dates not loaded. For: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, President of the Supreme Court, Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Justice of the Supreme Court
- legislation.gov.uk · checked legislation.gov.uk Acts cited in each power description, from general knowledge of the statutes, not re-read 2026-10-12. For: Final court of appeal in civil cases and in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland; devolution issues
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