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Why was Sir Edward Coke called the first lord chief justice of England?

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Sir Edward Coke was designated the first lord chief justice of England in 1613, following his appointment by King James I as chief justice of the Court of King’s (Queen’s) Bench and his simultaneous induction into the Privy Council.1