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Courts Act 2003

Courts Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 39

Commentary on Sections: Part 6

Offices, titles, styles etc.

Section 63: Ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal

156.This section deals with a specific problem: section 2(3) of the SCA 1981 currently requires an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal to be styled a “Lord” Justice of Appeal whatever his or her gender. This section removes this anomaly.

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