Britain's new Lord Chancellor and Justice Minister Jack Straw, left, and Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers are seen before the swearing in ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice in London Wednesday July 4, 2007. Straw made history Wednesday as the first non-peer to hold the post of Lord Chancellor, but stuck with tradition by donning ceremonial robes for the event. The Lord Chancellor is responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

Britain's new Lord Chancellor and Justice Minister Jack Straw, left, and Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers are seen before the swearing in ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice in London Wednesday July 4, 2007. Straw made history Wednesday as the first non-peer to hold the post of Lord Chancellor, but stuck with tradition by donning ceremonial robes for the event. The Lord Chancellor is responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts.

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  7. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured at the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  8. British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) is pictured at the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  9. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) and Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) are pictured during the annual Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, on September 29, 2009. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday that Iran must come into the international fold or face isolation, ahead of 'crucial' talks on its nuclear programme in Geneva this week.
  10. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Members of the cabinet listen to Prime Minister Gordon Brown address the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Gordon Brown's speech to delegates is expected to make or break his chances of leading the Labour Party into a general election in 2010. He is expected to promise more free childcare and a clampdown on anti social behaviour.
  11. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw (R) and Home Secretary Alan Johnson share a joke during the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
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  14. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Home Secretary Alan Johnson (l) speaks to Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, on stage at the Labour Party Conference on September 29, 2009 in Brighton, England. Party officials and delegates are gathering in the seaside coastal resort for their last conference before the general election in 2010.
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