Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, after the President of the Supreme Court. The office is equivalent to the now-defunct position of Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, also known previously as the Second Senior Law Lord, who was the second highest-ranking Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Lord Hodge since 27 January 2020
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Style	The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth) My Lord/Lady (when addressed in court)
Status	Deputy Chief Justice
Seat	Middlesex Guildhall, London
Appointer	The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister following the Secretary of State for Justice's approval of a recommendation
Term length	Life tenure; may be removed on the address of Parliament[1]
Constituting instrument	Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Precursor	Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Formation	1 October 2009
First holder	The Lord Hope of Craighead
Salary	£206,857[2]
Website	www.supremecourt.uk

By Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II published on 1 October 2009, a place for the Deputy President of the Supreme Court in the order of precedence was established: the Deputy President of the Supreme Court ranks after the Master of the Rolls and before the other Justices of the Supreme Court.^[3]

List of Second Senior Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

• Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley (1994–1996)
• Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley (2000–2002)
• Donald Nicholls, Baron Nicholls of Birkenhead (2002–2007)
• Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (2007–2009)
• David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead (20 April 2009 – 1 October 2009)

List of Deputy Presidents of the Supreme Court

No.	Image	Name	Deputy Presidency Started	Deputy Presidency Ended	Tenure Length	Alma Mater	Reason for Deputy Presidency End
1		David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead	1 October 2009	26 June 2013	3 years and 269 days	University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh	Retired
2		Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond	28 June 2013	4 September 2017	4 years and 69 days	University of Cambridge	Appointed President
3		Jonathan Mance, Baron Mance	26 September 2017	6 June 2018	254 days	University of Oxford	Retired
4		Lord Reed	7 June 2018	13 January 2020	1 year and 221 days	University of Edinburgh University of Oxford	Appointed President
5		Lord Hodge	27 January 2020	Incumbent	5 years and 212 days	University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh