| William Murray | 1756 | 1788 |
| Rt Hon Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, bt | 24 June 1859 | 28 November 1880 |
| Sir Charles Arthur Russell | 1894 | 1900 |
| Rt Hon Sir Richard Everard Webster | 1900 | 1913 |
| Rt Hon Sir Rufus Daniel Isaacs | 21 October 1913 | 8 March 1921 |
| Rt Hon Sir Gordon Hewart | 8 March 1922 | 12 October 1940 |
| Rt Hon Sir Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard | January 1946 | September 1958 |
| Rt Hon Sir Igor Judge, Baron Judge | 2008 | 2013 |