The Judge of the High Court of Admiralty was established in 1483 he was the chief law officer of the
High Court of Admiralty. The office holder was supported by various officials and existed until 1875.[1]
History
The High Court of Admiralty was created as a separate court following the
Battle of Sluys in 1340. In the following century, it was administered by the
Vice-Admiral of England who was the deputy of the
Lord High Admiral who acted as the courts judge. The high court of admiralty absorbed the jurisdiction duties of the separate admiralty courts of the admirals of the
north,
south and
west by 1414.[2] In 1483 it was decided to establish a distinct office separate from that of the Vice-Admiral of England thus relieving him from one of his responsibilities. Until the resignation of the Duke of York in 1673 the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty was appointed by the Lord High Admiral by letters patent. From 1673 appointments were granted by the
monarch and confirmed by
letters patent. There was one exception to this rule in 1714 when Judge Henchman was appointed by the
Board of Admiralty. Between the years 1694 to 1707 he was a member of the
Privy Council of England and until 1714 the Privy Council of Great Britain. In all there were 40 Judges of the High Court of Admiralty appointed some served more than once from 1483 until 1875 when the court itself was abolished thus bringing to an end nearly 400 years of history. The office holder was part of the admiralty's
Judicial Department.[1]
^Senior, William (January 1927). "The JUDGES of the HIGH COURT of ADMIRALTY". The Mariner's Mirror. 13 (4): 333–347.
doi:
10.1080/00253359.1927.10655437.
Sources
Admiralty court', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, ed. J C Sainty (London, 1975), pp. 95–99. British History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/pp95-99 [accessed 5 January 2019].
Archives, National (1450–1995). "Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts". The National Archives. HCA.
Sainty, J.C. (1975). Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. London: University of London.
Senior, William (1927). "The JUDGES of the HIGH COURT of ADMIRALTY". The Mariner's Mirror. 13 (4): 333–347. doi:10.1080/00253359.1927.10655437.
The Judge of the High Court of Admiralty was established in 1483 he was the chief law officer of the
High Court of Admiralty. The office holder was supported by various officials and existed until 1875.[1]
History
The High Court of Admiralty was created as a separate court following the
Battle of Sluys in 1340. In the following century, it was administered by the
Vice-Admiral of England who was the deputy of the
Lord High Admiral who acted as the courts judge. The high court of admiralty absorbed the jurisdiction duties of the separate admiralty courts of the admirals of the
north,
south and
west by 1414.[2] In 1483 it was decided to establish a distinct office separate from that of the Vice-Admiral of England thus relieving him from one of his responsibilities. Until the resignation of the Duke of York in 1673 the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty was appointed by the Lord High Admiral by letters patent. From 1673 appointments were granted by the
monarch and confirmed by
letters patent. There was one exception to this rule in 1714 when Judge Henchman was appointed by the
Board of Admiralty. Between the years 1694 to 1707 he was a member of the
Privy Council of England and until 1714 the Privy Council of Great Britain. In all there were 40 Judges of the High Court of Admiralty appointed some served more than once from 1483 until 1875 when the court itself was abolished thus bringing to an end nearly 400 years of history. The office holder was part of the admiralty's
Judicial Department.[1]
^Senior, William (January 1927). "The JUDGES of the HIGH COURT of ADMIRALTY". The Mariner's Mirror. 13 (4): 333–347.
doi:
10.1080/00253359.1927.10655437.
Sources
Admiralty court', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, ed. J C Sainty (London, 1975), pp. 95–99. British History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/pp95-99 [accessed 5 January 2019].
Archives, National (1450–1995). "Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts". The National Archives. HCA.
Sainty, J.C. (1975). Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. London: University of London.
Senior, William (1927). "The JUDGES of the HIGH COURT of ADMIRALTY". The Mariner's Mirror. 13 (4): 333–347. doi:10.1080/00253359.1927.10655437.