President of the Family Division

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The President of the Family Division is the head of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. The Family division was created in 1971, out of the former Admiralty Court and probate courts into the then Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division.

As of June 2006, President of the Family Division is Sir Mark Potter, who took over that role in April 2005.