Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Appointing the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales [2023-10-01]

Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Appointing the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales [2023-10-01]

Judicial Appointments

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Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm appointing the Rt. Hon. Dame Sue Carr as Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales.

King Charles III

FOI request

2023-10-01

T. Onslow

(Sgd.) Charles R

Our will and pleasure is that this pass by immediate Warrant

CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace have constituted and appointed and by these Presents Do constitute and appoint Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Dame Sue Lascelles Carr Dame Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to be Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales To hold the same so long as she shall well behave herself therein with all wages profits and advantages due and of right belonging thereto In Witness &c. Witness &c.

 

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

This contains Your Majesty’s Grant unto the Right Honourable Dame Sue Lascelles Carr, D. B. E., to be Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales.

 

Prepared by order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Received the 1^st day
of October 2023

 

(Sgd.) Alex Chalk

Recepi'd by Alex Chalk (Lord Chancellor)

Black and white Royal Arms.

Printed in Times New Roman.

Royal name begins with a drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface.

Appointee's name and office are in boldface.

Dame Sue is the first person to be styled "Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales."