Lord Justice Carnwath sworn in as justice of Supreme Court
Lord Justice Carnwath, the senior judge responsible for delivering reform of the tribunal system over the last five years, has been sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court.
He will now be known as Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill, and was due to begin sitting this week, among a panel of five justices sitting in a Privy Council hearing of a historic land dispute from the Cook Islands.
His appointment follows the retirement of Lord Brown at Easter.
He was senior president of tribunals from 2007 until this week, and served as chairman of the Law Commission between 1998 and 2002.
Lord Phillips conducted the ceremony this week in Courtroom One, where Lord Carnwath took the judicial oath and oath of allegiance in front of other justices, each dressed in their ceremonial robes, before shaking hands and bowing to each of them in turn.
