1. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 9 May 2007 3. Creation of Lord Speaker for the House of Lords 1. Creation of the new Ministry of Justice headed by the Lord Chief Justice 4. Creation of the Supreme Court to replace the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords 5. Creation of the Judicial Appointments Commission responsible for selecting judges 1 October 2009 2. Abolition of the office of Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain 25 May 2005

2. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Jack Straw (2005-2010)

3. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Kenneth Clarke (2010-2012)

4. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Chris Grayling (2012-2015)

5. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Michael Gove (2015-)

6. The Lord Chancellor Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Custodian of the Great Seal of the Realm Member of the Cabinet Presiding officer of the House of Lords Head of the judiciary Lord Speaker Lord Chief Justice : Secretary of State for Justice (created in 2007) Judicial functions Judge in the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council President of the Supreme Court of England and Wales Judge in the Court of Appeal Executive functions Legislative functions Chancellor of the High Court Member of the House of Commons (Baroness D’Souza) Member of the Privy Council President of the Chancery Division (Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd) (Sir Terence Etherton) Lord Chief Justice