Redigerer Master of the Rolls (England)

The '''Keeper''' eller '''Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England''', vanligvis bare omtalt som '''Master of the Rolls''', er [[justitiarius]] i den sivile avdelingen (Civil Division) i [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales]] og den øverste lederen for den sivile rettspleien i [[England]] og [[Wales]]. Som dommer har innehaveren av embetet Master of the Rolls rang som nummer to i England og Wales; bare [[Lord Chief Justice (England og Wales)|Lord Chief Justice]] har høyere rang.<ref name=":0">{{Kilde www|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/master-of-the-rolls-sir-terence-etherton|tittel=Master of the Rolls: Sir Terence Etherton|besøksdato=2023-03-27|dato=2016-05-26|språk=en|verk=GOV.UK|sitat=The Queen has approved the appointment of The Rt Hon Sir Terence Etherton as the Master of the Rolls with effect from 3 October 2016. (---) The Master of the Rolls is the Head of Civil Justice and the second most senior judge (after the Lord Chief Justice) in England and Wales. The position dates back to at least the 13th century. The Master of the Rolls is President of the Court of Appeal’s Civil Division, which hears appeals on the full range of civil, family and tribunal cases. In addition to a heavy caseload and administrative responsibilities, the office also conveys the chairmanship of a number of bodies, including the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Civil Justice Council, Advisory Council on National records and Archives and the Magna Carta Trust.}}</ref> Det er uklart nøyaktig når embetet ble opprettet, men det eksisterte i alle fall i 1286, og man tror at det ikke var nyopprettet da.<ref name=":0" />

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