Igor Judge, Baron Judge (19 May 1941 to November 2023) was an English judge, born in Valletta, Malta, who served as President of the Queen's Bench Division from 2005, a post newly created to separate duties previously carried by the Lord Chief Justice, before becoming Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2008 to 2013, the head of the judiciary. After his retirement from that office he served from 2019 until his death in November 2023 as Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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When did Igor Judge become President of the Queen's Bench Division, and why was that post new?
He became the first President of the Queen's Bench Division on 3 October 2005, when the post was split from the Lord Chief Justice.
Igor Judge was appointed the first President of the Queen's Bench Division on 3 October 2005. The post was created when it was split from that of Lord Chief Justice. In January 2007 he was also appointed Head of Criminal Justice.
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Igor Judge, Baron Judge (19 May 1941 - 7 November 2023), was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013.
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Igor Judge, Baron Judge, was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013. He was previously President of the Queen's Bench Division, at the time a newly created post assuming responsibilities transferred from the office of lord chief justice. From 2019 to 2023, he served as Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords.
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Igor Judge, Baron Judge (19 May 1941 - 7 November 2023), was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013. He was previously President of the Queen's Bench Division, at the time a newly created post assuming responsibilities transferred from the office of lord chief justice. Judge was educated at St. Edward's College, Malta, from 1947 to 1954 and The Oratory School in Woodcote in Oxfordshire from 1954 to 1959, where he was Captain of School and Captain of Cricket.
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Igor Judge, Baron Judge (19 May 1941 - 7 November 2023), was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013.
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was an English judge who served as Lord Chief Justice
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Wikidata Q1657706, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1941
Wikidata Q1657706, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1941-05-19
Wikidata Q1657706, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2023
Wikidata Q1657706, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2023-11-07
Wikidata Q1657706, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Valletta
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P20 (place of death): London
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