Lord Robert Carswell, ’58, 1934-2023
Tributes Paid to Former Lord Chief Justice Robert Carswell
Tributes have been paid to former Lord Chief Justice Robert Carswell, who has died aged 88.
Lord Carswell died on Thursday.
The Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, said she was “deeply saddened” to hear of his passing.
“It is with sadness that I note the passing of Lord Carswell on May 4 at the age of 88 years,” she said.
Lord Carswell was called to the Bar in 1957 and took Silk in 1971.
He was appointed to the High Court in 1984 and was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 1993 and became a Privy Councillor. In 1997 he was appointed Lord Chief Justice and in 2004 he became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, where he remained until 2009.
The role of ‘Lord Justice’ is an official who holds the office as President of the Courts of Northern Ireland. They act as the head of the Judiciary of Northern Ireland.
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