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Master of the Rolls

British  

noun

  1. (in England) a judge of the court of appeal: the senior civil judge in the country and the Keeper of the Records at the Public Record Office

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, is the head of civil justice in England and Wales.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2024

“Judges do not need to shun the careful use of AI,” said Master of the Rolls Geoffrey Vos, the second-highest ranking judge in England and Wales.

From Seattle Times Jan. 7, 2024

The appeal is being heard by three of Britain's most senior judges - Master of the Rolls Geoffrey Vos; Victoria Sharp, the president of the Queen's Bench Division; and Justice Eleanor King.

From Reuters Jul. 20, 2022

Master of the Rolls Lord David Neuberger, conceded there has been an increase in courts granting anonymity orders restraining the media from identifying people involved in a lawsuit over a news story.

From BusinessWeek May 20, 2011

Ever since, under the Plantagenet kings, the Chancery became a law court, the office of Master of the Rolls had been that of a judge of first 182 instance.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

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