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Initially, the position of chief justice of the common pleas was not an appointment; of the justices serving in the court, one would become more respected than his peers, and was therefore considered the "chief" justice.
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is named "The Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas", this is due to the current building constructed in 1901 been built on land which was formally the site of a ‘workhouse’ - founded in the will (dated 1642) of Sir
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2596:. The current building which housed the towns magistrates’ court and police station until the year 2000, was built next to the towns main post office itself constructed ten years earlier around 1890.
95:. When the High Court was created in 1875, each of the three common law courts became separate divisions of it, each headed by the person who had led the respective court before the merger.
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When the Lord Chief
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to Chief
Justice, and from then on, it was a formally-appointed role, similar to the positions of Lord Chief Justice and
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until 1875, when it, along with the other two common law courts and the equity and probate courts, became part of the
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59:. As such, the chief justice of the Common Pleas was one of the highest judicial officials in
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Exchanged with Edward
Herbert for the position of Chief Justice of the King's Bench
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Peerages created for the Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas
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The position was formalised in 1272, with the raising of Sir
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John
Coleridge, the last Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
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Archaic position of honour in
English common law court
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For the similar judicial appointment in
Ireland, see
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2695:The Chief Justice Of The Common Pleas Wetherspoons
2656:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.
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308:Stripped of his position after accusations of
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1277:Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench
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798:Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench
262:Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench
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1114:Appointed a justice of the Queen's Bench
2866:Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes
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1859:Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
1587:Dismissed after fleeing to Ireland with
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1424:Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
1352:Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
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2331:Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
2306:Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
438:Removed from his position and exiled
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570:Resigned to travel an Eyre circuit
535:Resigned to travel an Eyre circuit
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165:on charges of adultery in 1820
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2571:Lord Chief Justice of England
1327:Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
69:lord chief justice of England
3089:Justices of the Common Pleas
2996:Chief Baron of the Exchequer
2677:UK public library membership
161:, who successfully defended
93:Chief Baron of the Exchequer
7:
3006:Justice of the Common Pleas
3001:Justice of the King's Bench
2986:Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
2841:Court of Appeal in Chancery
1071:Removed after going insane
10:
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2724:Kiralfy, A. K. R. (1962).
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2211:(Lord Coleridge from 1874)
2094:Appointed Lord Chancellor
1906:Appointed Lord Chancellor
1793:Appointed Lord Chancellor
1693:Appointed Lord Chancellor
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2881:Court of High Commission
2625:Lord Mackay of Clashfern
2302:Extinct 31 January 2018
3094:Lists of English people
2417:Extinct 2 January 1805
1783:(Lord Camden from 1765)
1656:(Lord Trevor from 1712)
198:Reason for termination
2958:Recorder of Manchester
2820:High Court of Chivalry
2662:10.1093/ref:odnb/93045
2223:Court of Queen's Bench
2221:Court merged with the
2132:Alexander Cockburn, Bt
372:Resigned to travel an
244:Resigned to travel an
195:Term as Chief Justice
144:Regicides of Charles I
33:
2953:Recorder of Liverpool
2933:Court of Appeal judge
2886:Court of King's Bench
2856:Court of Common Pleas
2542:Extinct 8 March 1899
2469:Extinct 24 June 1857
2261:Other Judicial Roles
1849:The Lord Loughborough
1414:Orlando Bridgeman, Bt
1253:Acting Chief Justice
57:High Court of Justice
42:Court of Common Pleas
31:
2373:Alexander Wedderburn
384:Martin of Littlebury
221:Martin of Pattishall
65:lord high chancellor
53:English legal system
40:was the head of the
2928:Master of the Rolls
2810:Court of Protection
2498:Master of the Rolls
2473:Master of the Rolls
2245:
2021:Master of the Rolls
1807:John Eardley Wilmot
1666:Not reappointed by
873:Not reappointed by
551:Not reappointed by
516:Not reappointed by
206:Simon of Pattishall
3064:Admiralty Advocate
3011:Justice of Chester
2948:Recorder of London
2923:Lord Chief Justice
2871:Court of Exchequer
2825:Magistrates' Court
2411:Baron Loughborough
2397:Baron Loughborough
2249:Lord Chief Justice
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2227:Exchequer of Pleas
1298:13 September 1634
462:John of Mettingham
400:Gilbert of Preston
365:Gilbert of Preston
349:Roger of Thirkleby
319:Roger of Thirkleby
286:Robert of Lexinton
179:Alexander Cockburn
89:Gilbert of Preston
63:, behind only the
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1950:21 February 1814
1919:The Lord Alvanley
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1762:15 December 1761
1714:28 December 1735
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1635:13 December 1700
1534:Henry Bedingfield
1514:29 September 1683
1486:Francis Pemberton
1469:20 December 1682
1445:10 December 1674
1373:28 December 1644
1267:Thomas Richardson
1226:29 December 1625
1178:15 December 1605
1092:6 September 1558
987:22 November 1530
927:30 September 1502
832:13 December 1448
829:17 September 1439
772:William Babington
694:William Fyncheden
509:Hervey de Stanton
140:Orlando Bridgeman
71:, who headed the
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1826:William de Grey
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1735:26 January 1736
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1604:Henry Pollexfen
1493:September 1683
1466:23 January 1675
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1370:29 January 1641
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1319:16 October 1634
1152:Edmund Anderson
1046:6 November 1545
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930:7 October 1506
911:31 August 1502
908:28 October 1500
892:14 August 1500
848:16 January 1449
813:29 August 1439
810:20 January 1439
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792:9 February 1436
710:Robert Bealknap
684:Lord Chancellor
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2112:16 July 1850
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2067:6 July 1846
2036:William Best
1967:Vicary Gibbs
1900:17 July 1799
1880:1 July 1799
1830:January 1771
1787:January 1762
1731:Thomas Reeve
1690:1 June 1725
1628:George Treby
1510:Thomas Jones
1490:January 1683
1438:John Vaughan
1295:October 1631
1291:Robert Heath
1199:30 June 1606
1132:January 1559
1085:Robert Broke
1018:John Baldwin
885:Thomas Bryan
863:Robert Danby
374:Eyre circuit
246:Eyre circuit
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2705:23 December
2594:John Bankes
2585:Wetherspoon
2536:Baron Truro
2448:Baron Eldon
2319:Earl Camden
2108:John Jervis
2088:6 July 1846
2064:9 June 1829
1923:22 May 1801
1755:John Willes
1707:Robert Eyre
1660:5 July 1701
1442:23 May 1668
1366:John Bankes
1195:Edward Coke
1175:August 1605
1006:April 1535
961:John Ernley
942:Robert Rede
904:Thomas Wode
867:11 May 1461
844:John Prysot
643:John Stonor
611:John Stonor
544:John Stonor
121:Edward Coke
3083:Categories
2805:High Court
2679:required.)
2667:21 October
2600:References
2424:John Scott
2296:Baron King
2291:Peter King
2241:Since the
2142:Appointed
2043:June 1829
2019:Appointed
1873:James Eyre
1833:June 1780
1683:Peter King
1608:6 May 1689
1520:Dismissed
1496:Dismissed
1325:Appointed
1315:John Finch
1301:Dismissed
1156:2 May 1582
1128:James Dyer
776:1423–1436
760:1413–1420
745:1396–1413
730:1388–1395
714:1374–1388
698:1371–1374
682:Appointed
679:1356–1371
663:1354–1356
647:1342–1354
631:1341–1342
615:1335–1341
599:1333–1335
567:1331–1333
553:Edward III
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518:Edward III
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482:1301–1309
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210:1190–1214
46:common law
2163:June 1859
1977:Resigned
1953:Resigned
1853:June 1780
1836:Resigned
1817:Resigned
1421:May 1668
875:Edward IV
788:John Juyn
634:Replaced
586:Replaced
454:Resigned
391:Replaced
326:Replaced
189:Portrait
2909:Justices
2699:Archived
2225:and the
2169:Retired
2046:Retired
1996:Retired
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1589:James II
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990:Retired
779:Retired
650:Retired
618:Removed
602:Retired
485:Retired
422:Retired
341:Retired
293:Retired
278:Retired
228:Retired
67:and the
3031:Current
2916:Current
2778:Current
2587:pub in
2255:Created
717:Exiled
79:History
61:England
51:in the
3052:Former
2974:Former
2834:Former
2771:Courts
2673:
2579:Legacy
2566:Extant
2518:Extant
2493:Extant
2436:Extant
2404:Extant
2385:Extant
2360:Extant
2326:Extant
2252:Title
2193:Died
2118:Died
2070:Died
1993:1824
1929:Died
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