Masters of the Bench

Bench name Call Date Bench Call Date Seniority
Sir Edwin Jowitt 27.11.1951 21.07.1977 1
Robin Simpson KC 06.06.1951 24.01.1980 2
The Hon Barry Mortimer GBS OBE KC 07.02.1956 21.01.1981 3
His Honour Thomas Dillon KC 05.02.1952 20.05.1981 4
Michael Thomas CMG KC 10.05.1955 17.06.1981 5
Sir Ian Kennedy 23.06.1953 15.03.1982 6
The Rt Hon Sir Christopher Rose 12.07.1960 27.06.1983 7
John Griffiths SC CMG KC 19.06.1956 27.10.1983 8
His Honour John Colyer KC 10.02.1959 27.10.1983 9
The Rt Hon the Lord Saville of Newdigate 06.02.1962 27.10.1983 10
Peter Scott KC 17.05.1960 21.06.1984 11
The Rt Hon the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG 17.07.1962 23.07.1984 12
The Rt Hon Sir Scott Baker 07.02.1961 07.03.1985 13
His Honour Peter Bowsher KC 10.02.1959 20.06.1985 14
Hugh Carlisle KC 07.02.1961 20.06.1985 15
John Rowe KC 09.02.1960 20.06.1985 16
Derek Wood CBE KC 04.02.1964 19.11.1986 17
His Honour Anthony Hallgarten KC 02.05.1961 16.03.1987 18
His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin KC 05.02.1963 16.03.1987 19
Michael Fitzgerald OBE KC 07.02.1961 18.06.1987 20
The Rt Hon the Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony 20.07.1965 18.06.1987 21
Sir John Lindsay 02.05.1961 19.11.1987 22
Michael Gale KC 07.02.1957 03.03.1988 23
The Rt Hon the Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO 03.05.1988 24
David Woolley KC 17.07.1962 17.11.1988 25
Michael Barnes KC 20.07.1965 02.03.1989 26
His Honour Richard Havery KC 22.05.1962 21.06.1989 27
Sir David Latham 23.06.1964 21.06.1989 28
Stewart Boyd CBE KC 18.07.1967 21.06.1989 29
Sir James Nursaw KCB KC 22.11.1955 25.10.1989 30
Sir Rodger Bell 09.07.1963 16.11.1989 31
The Rt Hon The Lord Mance 23.11.1965 16.11.1989 32
The Hon Murray Gleeson AC KC 08.03.1990 33
The Rt Hon Sir Francis Jacobs KCMG KC 23.06.1964 08.03.1990 34
Adrian Whitfield KC 23.06.1964 13.03.1990 35
Nicholas Purnell KC 18.07.1968 13.03.1990 36
The Rt Hon Lord Dyson 26.11.1968 13.03.1990 37
Sir Andrew Longmore 22.11.1966 18.06.1990 38
Alan Suckling KC 09.07.1963 22.11.1990 39
Miss Diana Cotton KC 23.06.1964 22.11.1990 40
Robert Seabrook KC 23.06.1964 28.11.1990 41
Walter Aylen KC 06.02.1962 07.03.1991 42
Graham Aaronson KC 22.11.1966 07.03.1991 43
The Rt Hon Lord Carnwath 18.07.1968 07.03.1991 44
The Rt Hon Sir Stanley Burnton 09.02.1965 13.06.1991 45
Sir John Nutting KC 26.11.1968 13.06.1991 46
Mrs Mary Robinson 19.07.1973 14.06.1991 47
The Rt Rev & Rt Hon the Lord Hope of Thornes KCVO 21.11.1991 48
Sir David Eady 19.07.1966 21.11.1991 49
The Rt Hon Sir Christopher Clarke 25.11.1969 21.11.1991 50
His Excellency Raymond Seitz 21.01.1992 51
John Gardiner KC 26.01.1968 17.03.1992 52
Sir Andrew Collins 09.02.1965 20.07.1992 53
His Honour Anthony Thornton KC 24.11.1970 20.07.1992 54
HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 12.11.1992 55
David Lowe KC 20.07.1965 25.11.1992 56
The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH 11.03.1993 57
Her Honour Linda Sullivan KC 19.07.1973 02.07.1993 58
Richard Fernyhough KC 24.11.1970 02.07.1993 59
Sir Stephen Mitchell 24.11.1964 26.07.1993 60
Michael McKenzie CB KC 16.07.1970 22.11.1993 61
Sir Robert Nelson 23.01.1965 22.11.1993 62
Michael Crystal KC 24.11.1970 22.11.1993 63
Sir David Calvert-Smith 25.11.1969 14.03.1994 64
The Rt Hon Sir Timothy Lloyd 24.11.1970 14.03.1994 65
Patrick Milmo KC 17.07.1962 25.07.1994 66
Baron Bellamy KC 18.07.1968 25.07.1994 67
Sir Richard Aikens 19.07.1973 25.07.1994 68
Stella Hollis 09.02.1954 17.11.1994 69
Sir Alan Moses 18.07.1968 17.11.1994 70
George Bartlett KC 19.07.1966 14.03.1995 71
The Rt Hon Sir Rupert Jackson 20.07.1972 14.03.1995 72
The Hon Mr Justice Holman 22.07.1971 19.05.1995 73
Michael Blair KC 20.07.1965 24.07.1995 74
Sir Colin Mackay 18.07.1967 24.07.1995 75
The Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson 24.11.1970 24.07.1995 76
Nigel Mylne KC 05.02.1963 21.11.1995 77
Andrew Thornhill KC 17.07.1969 21.11.1995 78
Robert Englehart KC 25.11.1969 21.11.1995 79
Miss Anna Worrall KC 24.11.1959 12.03.1996 80
Stephen Lloyd 22.07.1971 12.03.1996 81
Miss Belinda Bucknall KC 26.11.1974 12.03.1996 82
Sir Michael Astill KT 02.05.1972 22.07.1996 83
Christopher Morcom KC 09.07.1963 22.07.1996 84
Miss Rosalind Foster 25.11.1969 22.07.1996 85
Stephen Hockman KC 16.07.1970 22.07.1996 86
Professor Dawn Oliver KC FBA 20.07.1965 21.11.1996 87
Julian Malins KC 20.07.1972 21.11.1996 88
His Honour Peter Cowell 23.06.1964 11.03.1997 89
The Hon Sir Nigel Baker KC 25.11.1969 11.03.1997 90
The Rt Hon The Baroness Scotland of Asthal KC 28.07.1977 11.03.1997 91
Stephen Grime KC 10.02.1970 11.03.1997 92
His Honour David Harris KC 25.11.1969 21.07.1997 93
The Hon Mr Justice Sweeney 29.07.1976 21.07.1997 94
The Hon Andrew Li CBE GBM JP 24.11.1970 22.10.1997 95
The Rt Revd & Rt Hon Richard Chartres KCVO, DD 22.10.1997 96
His Honour Guy Boney KC 18.07.1968 25.11.1997 97
Bruce Blair KC 17.07.1969 25.11.1997 98
Geoffrey Robertson KC 19.07.1973 25.11.1997 99
Nigel Wilkinson KC 20.06.1972 25.11.1997 100