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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

head of the Judiciary of England and Wales

7 dated entries naming Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, drawn from 7 separate years between 1424 CE and 1772 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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15th century

  • 1424January 23 – William Cheyne becomes the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, replacing the late William Hankford.source
  • 1439January 20 – In England, John Juyn becomes the new Chief Justice of the King's Bench.source
  • 1442January 25 – John Fortescue becomes the new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, replacing the late John Hody.source

17th century

  • 1616November 14 – In England, Sir Edward Coke is dismissed as Chief Justice of the King's Bench by royal prerogative.source
  • 1676April 12 – Richard Raynsford becomes the new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.source
  • 1685August 25 – The Bloody Assizes begin in Winchester: Lord Chief Justice of England George Jeffreys tries over 1000 of Monmouth's rebels and condemns them to death or transportation.source

18th century

  • 1772June 22 – Somersett's Case: Lord Mansfield, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivers the decision that leads to the end of slavery in England.source

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