Lord Justice may refer to:
- A member of a collective regency in the temporary absence of the sovereign or viceroy:
- Lords Justices of Ireland, in the absence of the chief governor
- Under the Regency Acts until 1840, if the monarch died while the heir was abroad, Lords Justices would be appointed until the new monarch arrived.
- Lords Justices appointed during the absence of King George I in 1719, when the king was in Hanover
- Style of various senior judges in Britain or Ireland
- Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales (since 1875)
- Lord Justice of Appeal in Ireland (1877–1924)
- Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland (since 1921)
- Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery (1851–1875)
- Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery in Ireland (1856–1877)
- Lord Justice Clerk second most senior judge in Scotland
- Lord Justice General senior criminal judge in Scotland, since 1836 merged with Lord President of the Court of Session
See also
- Lord Chief Justice (disambiguation)
- Lord Judge, style of Igor Judge, Baron Judge
- Lady Justice, an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems
- Justice Lord (disambiguation)
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