Master of the Rolls
The Master of the Rolls is the third most senior judge of England, the Lord Chancellor being first and the Lord Chief Justice being second. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.
The title of the office derives from the fact that originally, the office-holder was a clerk responsible for keeping the "Rolls," or records, of the Chancery court. The post eventually evolved into a judicial one, but the Master still retains his clerical functions by serving as the nominal head of the Public Record Office.
The present Master of the Rolls is the Lord Philips of Worth Maltravers.
Masters of the Rolls, 1286-present
Referenced By
Alfred Thompson Denning | Baron Kenyon | Charles Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham | Constutional Affairs Secretary | Court of Appeal of England and Wales | Cuthbert Tunstall | Francis Bacon | Henry Brougham, 1st Lord Brougham | Henry John Temple | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux | Henry Temple | Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston | Incumbents | John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge | John Sherren Brewer | John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst | John Singleton Copley, 1st Lord Lyndhurst | Joseph Chitty | Joseph William Chitty | List of Incumbents | Lists of Incumbents | Lists of incumbants | Lists of people by office held | Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon | Lord Alfred Denning | Lord Chancellor | Lord Denning | Lord High Chancellor | Lord Palmerston | Lord chancellor of England | Public Record Office | Sir Francis Bacon | Sir Julius Caesar | Viscount Esher | Viscount Hanworth
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