CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMON PLEAS

Prior to 1880, the 'Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas' was one of the highest judicial officials in England, behind only the Lord High Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of the King's (or Queen's) Bench. In 1880, the office was combined with the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer to create the new office of Lord Chief Justice of England.

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Chief Justices of the Common Pleas, 1217-1880

Chief Justices of the Common Pleas, 1217-1880

★ Martin of Pattishall 1217-1229

★ Sir Thomas of Moulton 1229-1233

★ William of Raleigh 1233-1234

★ Sir Thomas of Moulton 1234-1236

★ Robert of Lexinton 1236-1244

★ Henry of Bath 1245-1249

★ Roger of Thirkleby 1249-1256

★ Henry of Bath 1256-1258

★ Roger of Thirkleby 1258-1260

★ Sir Gilbert of Preston 1260-1267

★ Martin of Littlebury 1267-1272

★ Sir Gilbert of Preston 1272-1274

★ Roger of Seaton 1274-1278

★ Sir Thomas Weyland 1278-1289

★ Sir Ralph Sandwich 1289-1290

★ John of Mettingham 1290-1301

★ Ralph Hengham 1301-1309

★ Sir William Bereford 1309-1326

★ Hervey Stanton 1326

★ Sir William Herle 1327-1329

★ Sir John Stonor 1329-1331

★ Sir William Herle 1331-1333

★ Sir Henry Scrope 1333

★ Sir William Herle 1333-1335

★ Sir John Stonor 1335-1341

★ Sir Roger Hillary 1341-1342

★ Sir John Stonor 1342-1354

★ Sir Roger Hillary 1354-1356

★ Sir Robert Thorpe 1356-1371

★ Sir William Fyncheden 1371-1374

★ Sir Robert Bealknap (Belknap) 1374-1388

★ Sir Robert Charleton 1388-1395

★ William Thirning 1396-1413

★ Richard Norton 1413-1420

★ Sir William Babington 1423-1436

★ Sir John Juyn 1436-1439

★ John Cottesmore 1439

★ Sir Richard Newton 1439-1448

★ Sir John Prysot 1449-1461

★ Sir Robert Danby 1461-1471

★ Sir Thomas Bryan 1471-1500

★ Sir Thomas Wode 1500-1502

★ Sir Thomas Frowyk 1502-1506

★ Sir Robert Rede 1506-1519

★ Sir John Ernley 1519-1520

★ Sir Robert Brudenell 1520-1530

★ Sir Robert Norwich 1530-1535

★ Sir John Baldwin 1535-1545

★ Sir Edward Montagu 1545-1553

★ Sir Richard Morgan 1553-1554

★ Sir Robert Broke 1554-1558

★ Anthony Browne 1558-1559

★ Sir James Dyer 1559-1582

★ Sir Edmund Anderson 1582-1605

★ Sir Francis Gawdy 1605

★ Sir Edward Coke 1606-1613

★ Sir Henry Hobart 1613-1625

★ Sir Thomas Richardson 1626-1631

★ Sir Robert Heath 1631-1634

★ Sir John Finch 1634-1640

★ Sir Edward Littleton 1640-1641

★ Sir John Bankes 1641-1644

★ Oliver St John 1648-1660

★ Sir Orlando Bridgeman 1660-1667

★ Sir John Vaughan 1668-1674

★ Sir Francis North 1675-1682

★ Sir Francis Pemberton 1683

★ Sir Thomas Jones 1683-1686

★ Sir Henry Bedingfield 1686-1687

★ Sir Edward Herbert 1687-1689

★ Sir Henry Pollexfen 1689-1691

★ Sir George Treby 1692-1700

★ Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor 1701-1714

★ Peter King, 1st Baron King 1714-1725

★ Sir Robert Eyre 1725-1735

★ Sir Thomas Reeve 1735-1737

★ Sir John Willes 1737-1761

★ Charles Pratt, 1st Baron Camden 1762-1766

★ Sir John Eardley Wilmot 1766-1771

★ Sir William de Grey 1771-1780

★ Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough 1780-1793

★ Sir James Eyre 1793-1799

★ John Scott, 1st Baron Eldon 1799-1801

★ Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley 1801-1804

★ Sir James Mansfield 1804-1814

★ Sir Vicary Gibbs 1814-1818

★ Sir Robert Dallas 1818-1824

★ Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford 1824

★ Sir William Best 1824-1829

★ Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal 1829-1846

★ Sir Thomas Wilde 1846-1850

★ Sir John Jervis 1850-1856

★ Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet 1856-1859

★ Sir William Erle 1859-1866

★ Sir William Bovill 1866-1873

★ John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge 1873-1880