the judges and barons of the national common law courts at westminster, other than those having a distinct title, were called puisne. this was reinforced by the supreme court of judicature act 1877 following which a "puisne judge" is officially any of those of the high court other than the lord chancellor, the lord chief justice of england, the master of the rolls (and the abolished positions of lord chief justice of the common pleas, and the lord chief baron of the exchequer).