To mark the anniversary, former master of the rolls and lord chief justice Lord (Harry) Woolf will on Wednesday give a Prison Reform Trust-sponsored lecture.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, sitting with Lord Justice Davis and Mr Justice Globe, at the High Court in central London, refused to overturn the attorney general's veto.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield, ruled in Somerset's favour, denying the master's claims on the ground that in England, by established legal principle, everyone was free.
The lord chief justice, Lord Judge, said on Wednesday that Sutcliffe's application had been rejected.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, said the threat to the judiciary's independence bore comparison with the political turmoil of the 17th century, when rebellious judges were executed.
On the way they encountered the lord chief justice, Lord Kilwarden, and his nephew, pulled them from their carriage, and murdered them.
Gove was greeted at the judges' entrance at the rear of the gothic Victorian building by the lord chief justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd.
The Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge ordered new inquests after Attorney General Dominic Grieve's application.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said it was highly unlikely any of the men could ever be released because of the danger they posed to society.
"A report will then be submitted to the lord chief justice and lord chancellor for their consideration.
