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Divisions of High Court of Justice.
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34. For the more convenient despatch of business in the High Court of Justice (but not so as to prevent any Judge from sitting whenever required in any Divisional Court, or for any Judge of a different Division from his own), there shall be in the said High Court Divisions consisting of such Judges respectively as herein-after mentioned. Such Divisions shall respectively include the several Judges following; (that is to say,)
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(1.) One Division shall consist of the Lord Chancellor, who shall be President thereof, the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor and the Judges of the Landed Estates Court;
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(2.) One other Division shall consist of the Lord Chief Justice, who shall be President thereof, and the other Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench;
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(4.) One other Division shall consist of the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, who shall be President thereof, and the other Barons of the Court of Exchequer;
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(5.) One other Division shall consist of the Judge of the Courts of Probate and for Matrimonial Causes and Matters.
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The said Divisions shall be called respectively the Chancery Division, the Queen's Bench Division the Exchequer Division, and the Probate and Matrimonial Division.
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The Queen's Bench . . . and Exchequer Divisions shall consist of the number of Judges following and no more, viz.:
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The Queen's Bench Division of four Judges;
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The Exchequer Division of three Judges; and
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The Probate and Matrimonial Division shall have one Judge.
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Save as by this Act expressly provided, any Judge of any of the said Divisions may be transferred by Her Majesty, under Her Royal Sign Manual, from one to another of the said Divisions: Provided, that in the case of an existing Judge, such transfer shall not be without his own consent.
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Upon any vacancy happening among the Judges of the said High Court, the Judge appointed to fill such vacancy shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, and to any rules of Court which may be made pursuant thereto, become a member of the Division to which the Judge whose place has become vacant belonged, and shall succeed to the duties of such Judge.
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