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The Dean of the Arches is the judge who sits at the Ecclesiastical court
Ecclesiastical court

Church CourtsAn ecclesiastical court is any of certain courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation states....
 of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Episcopal see that churches must be in communion with in order to be a part of the Anglican Communion....
 in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. This appeal court is commonly called the Arches Court
Arches Court

The Arches Court, presided over by the Dean of Arches, is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of Canterbury....
.

The Dean of Arches is a joint appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York

File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
; he serves the same role in the latter's 'Chancery Court' where he or she has the title of 'Auditor'. The Dean of Arches also acts as Master of the Faculties
Master of the Faculties

The Master of the Faculties is a functionary in the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury and has some important powers in English law, in particular the appointment and regulation of public notaries....
.

The current Dean of the Arches is the Right Worshipful Dr Sheila Cameron
Sheila Cameron

The Right Honourable and Right Worshipful Sheila Morag Clark Cameron Order of the British Empire Queen's Counsel Doctor of Civil Law , is a British lawyer....
, QC
Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male Monarch, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law"....
, who succeeded Sir
Sir

Sir is an honorific used as a title and in several other modern contexts.It was once used as a courtesy title among equals, but in common usage it is now usually reserved for one of superior Command hierarchy or Social status, such as an educator or commanding officer, or in age ; as a form of address from a merchant to a customer; in for...
 John Owen in 2001.








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The Dean of the Arches is the judge who sits at the Ecclesiastical court
Ecclesiastical court

Church CourtsAn ecclesiastical court is any of certain courts having jurisdiction mainly in spiritual or religious matters. In the Middle Ages in many areas of Europe these courts had much wider powers than before the development of nation states....
 of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Episcopal see that churches must be in communion with in order to be a part of the Anglican Communion....
 in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. This appeal court is commonly called the Arches Court
Arches Court

The Arches Court, presided over by the Dean of Arches, is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of Canterbury....
.

The Dean of Arches is a joint appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York

File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
; he serves the same role in the latter's 'Chancery Court' where he or she has the title of 'Auditor'. The Dean of Arches also acts as Master of the Faculties
Master of the Faculties

The Master of the Faculties is a functionary in the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury and has some important powers in English law, in particular the appointment and regulation of public notaries....
.

The current Dean of the Arches is the Right Worshipful Dr Sheila Cameron
Sheila Cameron

The Right Honourable and Right Worshipful Sheila Morag Clark Cameron Order of the British Empire Queen's Counsel Doctor of Civil Law , is a British lawyer....
, QC
Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male Monarch, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law"....
, who succeeded Sir
Sir

Sir is an honorific used as a title and in several other modern contexts.It was once used as a courtesy title among equals, but in common usage it is now usually reserved for one of superior Command hierarchy or Social status, such as an educator or commanding officer, or in age ; as a form of address from a merchant to a customer; in for...
 John Owen in 2001.

List of Deans of the Arches

  • Sheila Cameron
    Sheila Cameron

    The Right Honourable and Right Worshipful Sheila Morag Clark Cameron Order of the British Empire Queen's Counsel Doctor of Civil Law , is a British lawyer....
    , QC 2001-
  • Sir
    Sir

    Sir is an honorific used as a title and in several other modern contexts.It was once used as a courtesy title among equals, but in common usage it is now usually reserved for one of superior Command hierarchy or Social status, such as an educator or commanding officer, or in age ; as a form of address from a merchant to a customer; in for...
     John Owen, QC 1980-2000
  • Rev'd Kenneth Elphinstone, QC 1977-1980
  • Sir Harold Kent, GCB
    Order of the Bath

    The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a United Kingdom order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements....
     QC 1972-1976
  • Walter Wigglesworth, QC 1971-1972
  • Rt Hon Sir Henry Willink, Bt
    Baronet

    A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown known as a baronetcy....
     MC
    Military Cross

    The Military Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth of Nations countries....
     QC 1955-1971
  • Sir Philip Wilbraham-Baker, KBE
    Order of the British Empire

    The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
     1934-1955
  • Sir Lewis Dibdin, KC 1903-1934
  • Sir Arthur Charles 1898-1903
  • Lord Penzance
    James Plaisted Wilde, Baron Penzance

    James Plaisted Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance was a United Kingdom judge and amateur gardener who was a vociferous proponent of the theory that the works usually attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact authored by Francis Bacon....
     1875-1898
  • Sir Robert Phillimore 1867-1875
  • Stephen Lushington
    Stephen Lushington (judge)

    Stephen Lushington was a Doctor of Civil Law, a judge, a Member of Parliament and a radical for the abolition of slavery and capital punishment....
     1858-1867
  • Sir John Dodson
    Sir John Dodson

    Sir John Dodson , judge.Dodson, eldest son of the Rev. Dr. John Dodson, rector of Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, who died in July 1807, by Frances, daughter of the Rev....
     1852-1858
  • Herbert Jenner-Fust
    Herbert Jenner-Fust

    Sir Herbert Jenner-Fust, born Herbert Jenner was an English judge, dean of the arches.Jenner-Fust, second son of Robert Jenner of Doctors' Commons, proctor, and of Chislehurst, Kent, by his second wife, Ann, eldest daughter of Peter Birt of Wenvoe Castle, Glamorganshire, was born in the parish of St....
     1834-1852
  • Rt Hon Sir John Nicholl 1809-1834
  • Sir William Wynne
    William Wynne

    William Wynne may refer to:*William Wynne , priest and historian*William Wynne , lawyer and writer...
     1788-1809
  • Peter Calvert 1778-1788
  • Sir George Hay 1764-1778
  • Sir Edward Simpson 1758-1764
  • Sir George Lee
    George Lee

    Several people share the name George Lee:*Sir George Lee , English politician* George Lee , Yorkshire cricketer* Sir George Lee, 6th Baronet ...
     1751-1758
  • John Bettesworth 1710-1751
  • Sir John Cooke
    John Cooke

    John Cooke may refer to:* John Cooke , List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford * John Cooke , English cricketer* John Cooke , American locomotive maker...
     1703-1710
  • George Oxendon 1689-1703
  • Sir Thomas Exton 1686-1688
  • Sir Richard Lloyd 1684-1686
  • Sir Robert Wiseman 1672-1684
  • Sir Giles Sweit 1660-1672
  • Richard Zouch
    Richard Zouch

    Richard Zouch also Richard Zouche , English jurist, was born at Anstey, Wiltshire, and educated at Winchester, England and afterwards at the University of Oxford, where he became a fellow of New College in 1609....
     c.1660
  • Walter Walker
    Walter Walker

    General Sir Walter Colyear Walker Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Service Order Panglima Mangku Negara Paduka Stia Negara Brunei was a controversial United Kingdom General....
     c.1660
  • John Godolpin c.1658-
  • William Clerke c.1647-55
  • William Sammes c.1646
  • Sir John Lamb c.1634-39
  • Sir Henry Marten (Tudor politician) c.1633
  • Hugh Barker c.1632
  • Sir Henry Marten
    Henry Marten

    Henry Marten may refer to:*Henry Marten , Tudor politician*Henry Marten , his son*Sir Henry Marten, Provost of Eton 1945?1949See also...
     c.1624-32
  • Sir William Bird c.1618-24
  • Thomas Byng 1597-1598
  • Richard Cosin
    Richard Cosin

    Richard Cosin was an English jurist. He became prominent as an ecclesiastical lawyer in the service of Archbishop John Whitgift, active against the Puritans in the Church of England....
     1590-1597
  • Bartholomew Clerke 1573-1589/90
  • John Cooke
    John Cooke

    John Cooke may refer to:* John Cooke , List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford * John Cooke , English cricketer* John Cooke , American locomotive maker...
     1572-
  • Thomas Yale 1567-1573
  • Robert Weston 1560-
  • William Mowse 1559-1560
  • Nicholas Harpisfield 1558-1559
  • Henry Cole
    Henry Cole (priest)

    Henry Cole was an English Roman Catholic churchman and academic....
     1557-1558
  • David Pole
    David Pole

    David Graham Pole was a United Kingdom Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1929 to 1931. His parents were John Pole, a ship's captain, and Rossina Graham, both from Shetland....
     1556-1557
  • Thomas Wodynton 1520-1522
  • Richard Bodewell or Blodwell c.1511 [?]
  • Humphrey Hawardyn 1504-1515
  • ...
  • William Lyndwood
    William Lyndwood

    William Lyndwood was an England bishop of St. David's, diplomat and canonist, most notable for the publication of the Provinciale....
     1426-