Lord of Appeal

Lord of Appeal may refer to:

  • Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (also known as Law Lords), members of the House of Lords formerly appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to exercise its judicial functions
  • Lords of Appeal, members of the House of Lords who exercised its judicial functions, but who were not appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
  • Lord Justice of Appeal, a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
  • Lords Appellant, a group of nobles in the reign of King Richard II who sought to impeach several of the King's favourites in the 1380s
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