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Index to Life Peers – UK Law Lords

Baronies created for life under the Appellate Jurisdiction Action Act 1876.

Baron Ackner, of Sutton in the County of West Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1986]  &nbspDesmond James Conrad Ackner (6 Jan 1986-20 Mar 2006)

Baron Asquith of Bishopstone, in the County of Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1951]  &nbspCyril Asquith (Apr 1951-24 Aug 1954)

Baron Atkin, of Aberdovey in the County of Merioneth    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1928]  &nbspJames Richard Atkin (6 Feb 1928-25 Jun 1944)

Baron Atkinson, of Glenwilliam in County Limerick    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1905]  &nbspJohn Atkinson (19 Dec 1905-13 Mar 1932)

Baron Blackburn of Killearn, in the County of Stirling    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1876]  &nbspColin Blackburn (16 Oct 1876-8 Jan 1896) the first created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876

Baron Blanesburgh, of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1923]  &nbspRobert Younger (12 Oct 1923-17 Aug 1946)

Baron Bowen of Colwood, in the County of Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1893]  &nbspCharles Synge Christopher Bowen (23 Sep 1893-10 Apr 1894)

Baron Brandon of Oakbrook, of Hammersmith in Greater London    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1981]  &nbspHenry Vivian Brandon (24 Sep 1981-24 Mar 1999)

Baron Bridge of Harwich, of Harwich in the County of Essex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1980]  &nbspNigel Cyprian Bridge (1980-20 Nov 2007)

Baron Brightman, of Ibthorpe in the County of Southampton    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1982]  &nbspJohn Anson Brightman (11 Mar 1982-6 Feb 2006)

Baron Brown of Eaton under Heywood    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2004]  &nbspSimon Denis Brown (13 Jan 2004-7 Jul 2023)

Baron Browne-Wilkinson, of Camden in the London Borough of Camden    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1991]  &nbspNicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson (1 Oct 1991-25 Jul 2018)

Baron Carson, of Duncairn in County Antrim    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1921]  &nbspEdward Henry Carson (1 Jun 1921-22 Oct 1935)

Baron Carswell, of Killeen in the County of Down    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2004]  &nbspRobert Douglas Carswell (2004-4 May 2023)

Baron Clyde, of Briglands in the County of Perthshire and Kinross    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1996]  &nbspJames John Clyde (1996-6 Mar 2009)

Baron Cohen, of Walmer, co. Kent    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1951]  &nbspLionel Leonard Cohen (12 Nov 1951-9 May 1973)

Baron Collins, of Kensington in the County of London    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1907]  &nbspRichard Henn Collins (6 Mar 1907-3 Jan 1911)

Baron Cross of Chelsea, of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1971]  &nbspArthur Geoffrey Neale Cross (12 Mar 1971-4 Aug 1989)

Baron Davey, of Fernhurst in the County of Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1894]  &nbspHorace Davey (13 Aug 1894-20 Feb 1907)

Baron Denning, of Whitechurch in the County of Southampton    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1957]  &nbspAlfred Thomas Denning (24 Apr 1957-5 Mar 1999)

Baron Devlin, of West Wick in the County of Wiltshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1961]  &nbspPatrick Arthur Devlin (11 Oct 1961-1992)

Baron Diplock, of Wansford in the County of Huntingdon and Peterborough    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1968]  &nbspWilliam John Kenneth Diplock (30 Sep 1968-14 Oct 1985)

Baron Donovan, of Winchester in the County of Southampton    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1964]  &nbspTerence Norbert Donovan (11 Jan 1964-12 Dec 1971)

Baron Edmund-Davies, of Aberpennar in the County of Mid Glamorgan    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1974]  &nbspHerbert Edmund Edmund-Davies (1 Oct 1974-26 Dec 1992)

Baron FitzGerald of Kilmarnock, in County Dublin    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1882]  &nbspJohn David FitzGerald (23 Jun 1882-16 Oct 1889)

Baron Fraser of Tullybelton, of Bankfoot in the County of Perthshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1975]  &nbspWalter Ian Reid Fraser (1975-17 Feb 1989)

Baron Goddard, of Aldbourne in the County of Wiltshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1944]  &nbspRaynor Goddard (19 Jul 1944-29 May 1971)

Baron Goff of Chieveley, of Chieveley in the County of Berkshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1986]  &nbspRobert Lionel Archibald Goff (1986-14 Aug 2016)

Baron Gordon of Drumearn, in the County of Stirilingshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1876]  &nbspEdward Strathearn Gordon (17 Oct 1876-21 Aug 1879)

Baron Griffiths, of Govilon in the County of Gwent    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1985]  &nbspWilliam Hugh Griffiths (1985-30 May 2015)

Baron Guest, of Graden in the County of Berwick    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1961]  &nbspChristopher William Graham Guest (20 Jan 1961-1984)

Baroness Hale of Richmond, of Easby in the County of North Yorkshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2004]  &nbspBrenda Marjorie Hale (2004- )

Baron Hannen, of Burdock in the County of Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1891]  &nbspJames Hannen (28 Jan 1891-29 Mar 1894)

Baron Hobhouse of Woodborough, of Woodborough, co. Wilts    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1998]  &nbspJohn Stewart Hobhouse (1 Oct 1998-15 Mar 2004)

Baron Hodson, of Rotherfield Greys in the County of Oxford    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1960]  &nbspFrancis Lord Charlton Hodson (1 Oct 1960-1984)

Baron Hoffman, of Chedworth in the County of Gloucester    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1995]  &nbspLeonard Hubert Hoffmann (Feb 1995- )

Baron Hope of Craighead, of Bamff in the District of Perth and Kinross    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1995]  &nbspJames Arthur David Hope (Mar 1995- )

Baron Hutton, of Bresagh in County Down    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1997]  &nbspJames Brian Edward Hutton (1997-14 Jul 2020)

Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle, of Comrie in the District of Perth and Kinross    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1988]  &nbspCharles Eliot Jauncey (1988-18 Jul 2007)

Baron Jenkins, of Ashley Gardens in the City of Westminster    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1959]  &nbspDavid Llewelyn Jenkins (6 Apr 1959-6 Apr 1969)

Baron Keith of Avonholm, of St. Bernards in the City of Edinburgh    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1953]  &nbspJames Keith (4 Nov 1953-29 Jun 1964)

Baron Keith of Kinkel, of Strathummel in the District of Perth and Kinross    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1977]  &nbspHenry Shanks Keith (10 Jan 1977-21 Jun 2002)

Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, of Tonaghmore in the County of Devon    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2009]  &nbspBrian Francis Kerr (29 Jun 2009-1 Dec 2020)

Baron Kilbrandon, of Kilbrandon in the County of Argyllshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1971]  &nbspCharles James Dalrymple Shaw (4 Oct 1971-10 Sep 1989)

Baron Lane, of St. Ippollitts in the County of Hertfordshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1979]  &nbspGeoffrey Dawson Lane (1979-22 Aug 2005)

Baron Lindley, of East Carleton in the County of Norfolk    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1900]  &nbspNathaniel Lindley (10 May 1900-13 Dec 1921)

Baron Lloyd of Berwick, of Ludlay in the County of East Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1993]  &nbspAnthony John Leslie Lloyd (1993- )

Baron MacDermott, of Belmont in the City of Belfast    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1947]  &nbspJohn Clarke MacDermott (23 Apr 1947-13 Jul 1979)

Baron Macmillan, of Aberfeldy in the County of Perth    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1930]  &nbspHugh Pattison Macmillan (3 Feb 1930-5 Sep 1952)

Baron Macnaghten, of Runkerry in County Antrim    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1887]  &nbspEdward Macnaghten (25 Jan 1887-17 Feb 1913)

Baron Mance, of Frognal in the London Borough of Camden    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2005]  &nbspJonathan Hugh Mance (2005- )

Baron Maugham, of Hartfield in the County of Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1935]  &nbspFrederick Herbert Maugham (7 Oct 1935-23 Mar 1958)

Baron Millett, of St. Marylebone in the City of Westminster    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1998]  &nbspPeter Julian Millett (1 Oct 1998-27 May 2021)

Baron Morris, of Spiddal in County Galway    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1889]  &nbspMichael Morris (5 Dec 1889-8 Sep 1901)

Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest, of Borth-y-Gest in the County of Caernarvonshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1960]  &nbspJohn William Morris (7 Jan 1960-9 Jun 1979)

Baron Morton of Henryton, of Henryton of the County Ayrshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1947]  &nbspFergus Dunlop Morton (18 Apr 1947-1973)

Baron Moulton, of Bank in the County of Southampton    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1912]  &nbspJohn Fletcher Moulton (1 Oct 1912-9 Mar 1921)

Baron Mustill, of Pateley Bridge in the County of North Yorkshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1992]  &nbspMichael John Mustill (1992-Apr 2015)

Baron Neuberger of Abbotsbury, of Abbotsbury in the County of Dorset    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2007]  &nbspDavid Edmond Neuberger (11 Jan 2007- )

Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead, of Stoke D’Abernon in the County of Surrey    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1994]  &nbspDonald James Nicholls (3 Oct 1994-25 Sep 2019)

Baron Nolan, of Brasted in the County of Kent    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1994]  &nbspMichael Patrick Nolan (1994-22 Jan 2007)

Baron Normand, of Aberdour in the County of Fife    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1947]  &nbspWilfred Guild Normand (6 Jan 1947-5 Oct 1962)

Baron Oliver of Aylmerton, of Aylmerton in the County of Norfolk    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1986]  &nbspPeter Raymond Oliver (1986-12 Oct 2007)

Baron du Parcq, of Grouville in the Island of Jersey    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1946]  &nbspHerbert Parcq (5 Feb 1946-27 Apr 1949)

Baron Parker of Waddington, of Waddington in the County of Yorkshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1913]  &nbspRobert John Parker (4 Mar 1913-12 Jul 1918)

Baron Pearce, of Sweetlaws in the County of Sussex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1962]  &nbspEdward Holroyd Pearce (19 Apr 1962-26 Nov 1990)

Baron Pearson, of Minnedoas in Canada and the Royal Borough of Kensington    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1965]  &nbspColin Hargreaves Pearson (18 Feb 1965-1980)

Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, of Belsize Park, London Borough of Camden    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1999]  &nbspNicholas Addison Phillips (12 Jan 1999- )

Baron Porter, of Longfield in County Tyrone    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1938]  &nbspSamuel Lowry Porter (28 Mar 1938-13 Feb 1956)

Baron Radcliffe, of Werneth in the County of Lancaster    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1949]  &nbspCyril John Radcliffe (1 Jun 1949-1 Apr 1977)

Baron Reid, of Drem in the County of East Lothian    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1948]  &nbspJames Scott Cumberland Reid (6 Oct 1948-29 Mar 1975)

Baron Robertson, of Forteviot in the County of Perth    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1899]  &nbspJames Patrick Bannerman Robertson (14 Nov 1899-2 Feb 1909)

Baron Robson, of Jesmond in the County of Northumberland    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1910]  &nbspWilliam Snowdon Robson (7 Oct 1910-11 Sep 1918)

Baron Roche, of Chadlington in the County of Oxford    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1935]  &nbspAlexander Adair Roche (14 Oct 1935-22 Dec 1956)

Baron Romer, of New Romney in the County of Kent    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1938]  &nbspMark Lemon Romer (5 Jan 1938-19 Aug 1944)

Baron Roskill, of Newtown in the County of Hampshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1980]  &nbspEustace Wentworth Roskill (15 Apr 1980-4 Oct 1996)

Baron Russell of Killowen, of Killowen in the County Down    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1894]  &nbspCharles Russell (7 May 1894-10 Aug 1900)

Baron Russell of Killowen, of Killowen in the County Down    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1929]  &nbspFrancis Xavier Joseph Russell (18 Nov 1929-20 Dec 1946)

Baron Russell of Killowen, of Killowen in the County Down    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1975]  &nbspCharles Ritchie Russell (30 Sep 1975-23 Jun 1986)

Baron Salmon, of Sandwich in the County of Kent    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1972]  &nbspCyril Barnet Salmon (10 Jan 1972-7 Nov 1991)

Baron Saville of Newdigate, in the County of Surrey    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1997]  &nbspMark Oliver Saville (4 Jul 1997- )

Baron Scarman, of Quatt in the County of Shropshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1977]  &nbspLeslie George Scarman (1977-8 Dec 2004)

Baron Scott of Foscote, of Foscote in the County of Buckinghamshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2000]  &nbspRichard Rashleigh Folliott Scott (17 Jul 2000- )

Baron Shaw, of Dunfermline in the County of Fife    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1909]  &nbspThomas Shaw (22 Feb 1909-28 Jun 1937)

Baron Simonds, of Sparsholt in the County of Southampton    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1944]  &nbspGavin Turnbull Simonds (18 Apr 1944-28 Jun 1971)

Baron Slynn of Hadley, of Egginton in the County of Bedfordshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1992]  &nbspGordon Slynn (1992-7 Apr 2009)

Baron Somervell of Harrow, of Ewelme in the County of Oxford    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1960]  &nbspDonald Bradley Somervell (bt 1954-1960-18 Nov 1960)

Baron Steyn, of Swafield in the county of Norfolk    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1995]  &nbspJohan van Zyl Steyn (1995-28 Nov 2017)

Baron Sumner, of Ibstone in the County of Buckinghamshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1913]  &nbspJohn Andrew Hamilton (20 Oct 1913-24 May 1943)

Baron Templeman, of White Lackington in the County of Somerset    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1982]  &nbspSydney William Templeman (1982-4 Jun 2014)

Baron Thankerton, of Thankerton in the County of Lanark    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1929]  &nbspWilliam Watson (1 May 1929-13 Jun 1948)

Baron Tomlin, of Ash in the County of Kent    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1929]  &nbspThomas James Chesshyre Tomlin (11 Feb 1929-13 Aug 1935)

Baron Tucker, of Great Bookham in the County of Surrey    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1950]  &nbspFrederick James Tucker (29 Sep 1950-1975)

Baron Upjohn, of Little Tey in the County of Essex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1963]  &nbspGerald Ritchie Upjohn (26 Nov 1963-27 Jan 1971)

Baron Uthwatt, of Lathbury in the County of Buckinghamshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1946]  &nbspAugustus Andrewes Uthwatt (9 Jan 1946-24 Apr 1949)

Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe, County Essex    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 2002]  &nbspRobert Walker (9 Sep 2002-16 Nov 2023)

Baron Watson, of Thankerton in the County of Lanark    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1880]  &nbspWilliam Watson (28 Apr 1880-14 Sep 1899)

Baron Wilberforce, of the City and County of Kingston-upon-Hull    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1964]  &nbspRichard Orme Wilberforce (1 Aug 1964-15 Feb 2003)

Baron Woolf, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1992]  &nbspHarry Kenneth Woolf (1992- )

Baron Wright, of Durley in the County of Wiltshire    [United Kingdom Law Lord, 1932]  &nbspRobert Alderson Wright (11 Apr 1932-27 Jun 1964)

    A total of 100 of these titles have been held by 100 individuals.