Sir Ernest Nigel Ryder, TD, PC, DL (born 9 December 1957) became a Lord Justice of Appeal in April 2013 and was appointed Senior President of Tribunals in September 2015.

[1] Ryder was educated at Bolton School and Peterhouse, Cambridge, and worked for the merchant bank, Grindley Brandt & Co 1979–81, before qualifying as a barrister.

[2] Ryder was appointed a High Court judge in 2004,[3] receiving the customary knighthood, and was allocated to the Family Division.

[6] Many of the recommendations were implemented by the Children and Families Act 2014, including a 26-week time limit for determination of care and supervision proceedings.

[7] In July 2015 it was announced that Ryder had been appointed Senior President of Tribunals with effect from 18 September 2015.