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The Holdsworth Club

Past Presidents

2000-2022

2000–01 RT HON LORD JUSTICE OTTO

2001–02 RT HON LORD STEYN

2002–03 RT HON LORD PHILLIPS OF WORTH MATRAVERS

2003–04 THE HON SIR MICHAEL DAVIES

2004–05 RT HON LORD JUSTICE CARNWATH

2005–06 RT HON LORD JUSTICE SEDLEY

2006–07 RT HON LORD MANCE

2007–08 PROFESSOR SIR FRANCIS JACOBS

2008–09 LORD WALKER OF GESTINGTHORPE

2009–10 LORD HOPE OF CRAIGHEAD KT

2011–12 SIR CHRISTOPHER JOHN GREENWOOD CMG QC

2012–13 LORD NEUBERGER OF ABBOTSBURY

2013–14 RT HON LORD DYSON

2013–14 LADY JUSTICE HALLETT

2014–15 LORD ANTHONY HUGHES OF OMBERSLEY

2015–16 SIR DAVID LLOYD JONES

2016–17 DAME ELIZABETH GLOSTER

2017–18 BARONESS HALE OF RICHMOND

2018–19 BARONESS HALE OF RICHMOND

2019–20

2020–21 THE HON CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE GEOFFREY MA

2021–22 RT HON BEVERLY MCLACHLIN

1975-2000

1975–76 RT HON LORD JUSTICE JAMES

1976-77 RT HON LORD EDMUND-DAVIES, LLD

1977-78 RT HON LORD DENNING, DCL, LLD, Master of the Rolls

1978-79 RT HON LORD SCARMAN

1979-80 RT HON LORD ORMROD

1980-81 RT HON LORD ROSKILL

1981-82 RT LORD BRIDGE OF HARWICH

1982-83 PROFESSOR JC SMITH, CBE, QC, LLD, FBA

1983-84 RT HON LORD TEMPLEMAN

1984-85 RT HON SIR JOHN DONALDSON, Master of the Rolls

1985-86 THE HON LORD MACKENZIE STUART, President of the Court of the Justice of the European Communities

1986-87 RT HON LORD GRIFFITHS

1987-88 RT HON LORD GOFF OF CHIEVELEY

1988-89 RT HON LORD OLIVER OF AYLMERTON

1989-90 RT HON SIR STEPHEN BROWN

1990-91 RT HON SIR NICOLAS BROWNE-WILKINSON

1991-92 RT HON LORD ACKNER

1992-93 RT HON LORD SLYNN OF HADLEY

1993-94 RT HON SIR THOMAS BINGHAM, Master of the Rolls

1994-95 RT HON SIR RICHARD SCOTT, Vice Chancellor

1995-96 RT HON LORD MUSTILL

1996-97 RT HON LORD WOOLF OF BARNES, Master of the Rolls

1997-98 RT HON LORD RODGER OF EARLSFERRY, Lord President

1998-99 HER EXCELLENCY JUDGE ROSALYN HIGGINS, Judge of the International Court of Justice

1999-00 RT HON LADY JUDTICE ARDEN

1950-1975

1950-51 RT HON EARL JOWITT, CVI, LLD, Lord Chancellor

1951-52 PROFESSOR A L GOODHART, KBE, QC, DCL, LLD, FBA, Master of University College, Oxford

1952-53 RT HON SIR RAYMOND EVERSHED, LLD, Master of the Rolls

1953-54 RT HON LORD JUSTICE BIRKETT, LLD

1954-55 RT HON LORD RADCLIFFE GBE

1955-56 RT HON VISCOUNT KILMUIR, GVCO, DCL, LLD, Lord Chancellor

1956-57 RT HON LORD KEITH OF AVONHOLM, LLD

1957-58 RT HON LORD JUSTICE MORRIS, CBE, MC, LLD, DL

1958-59 SIR CARLETON KEMP-ALLEN, MC, QC, DCL, FBA, JP

1959-60 RT HON LORD COHEN

1960-61 RT HON LORD JUSTICE DELVIN

1961-62 RT HON LORD HODSON, MC

1962-63 RT HON LORD MACDERMOTT, MC, LLD, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

1963-64 RT HON SIR JOCELYN SIMON, D-en-Dr, President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division

1964-65 RT HON LORD JUSTICE DIPLOCK

1965-66 RT HON LORD WILBERFORCE, CMG OBE

1966-67 RT HON LORD DENNING, DCL, LLD, Master of the Rolls

1967-68 RT HON LORD GARDINER, Lord Chancellor

1968-69 RT HON LORD JUSTICE RUSSELL

1969-70 HON MR JUSTICE MEGARRY, LLD, FBA

1970-71 HON LORD CAMERON, DSC, LLD, Senator of the Court of Justice in Scotland, Lord of Session

1928-1950

1928-29 LADY BARBER, LLM

1929-30 RT HON LORD ATKIN, LLD, FBA

1930-31 RT HON LORD MACMILLAN, GC VO LLD

1931-32 RT HON SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK, Bt, KC, DCL, FBA

1932-33 RT HON LORD HANWORTH, KBE, LLD, Master of the Rolls

1933-34 RT HON LORD MERRIVALE

1934-35 RT HON LORD WRIGHT GCMG, LLD, FBA

1935-36 RT HON VISCOUNT HAILSHAM, LLD, Lord Chancellor

1936-37 DEAN ROSCOE POUND, LLD

1937-38 RT HON LORD GREENE, DCL, Master of the Rolls

1938-39 RT HON VISCOUNT MAUGHAN, LLD, Lord Chancellor

1939-40 RT HON LORD PORTER LLD

1940-41 RT HON LORD NORMAND, LLD, Lord of President of the Court of Session

1941-42 RT HON LORD JUSTICE MACKINNON

1942-43 RT HON VISCOUNT SIMON, GCSO, GCVO, DCL, LLD, Lord Chancellor

1943-44 MOST HON THE MARQUESS OF LINLITHGOW KG, KT, GCSI, GCEI, DCL, LLD

1944-45 RT HON VISCOUNT BENNETT, KC, LLD

1945-46 RT HON LORD JUSTICE SOMERVELL, OBE

1946-47 RT HON LORD OAKSEY, DSO, DCL

1947-48 RT HON LORD DU PARCQ, LLD

1948-49 SIR ARNOLD McNAIR, CBE, KC, LLD, DCL, FBA, Judge of te international Court of Justice

1949-1950 RT HON LORD JUSTICE DENNING

1971-72 RT HON LORD HAILSHAM OF ST MARY MARYLEBONE, Lord Chancellor

1972-73 RT HON LORD CROSS OF CHELSEA

1973-74 RT HON LORD SALMON

1974-75 RT HON LORD KILBRANDON, LLD, DSC (SOC SCI)

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