Solicitor or Barrister with 7 years experience or Recorder or Lower level judge
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Superior Judges
High Court Judge, Lord Justices of Appeal, Supreme Court Judge
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High Court Judge
Solicitor or Barrister with 7 years experience or Circuit Judge for at least 2 years
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Lord Justices of Apeeal
Solicitor or Barrister with 7 years experience or Existing High Court Judge
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Supreme Court Judge
Judge for 15 years or Hold High Judicial Office
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Selection
Vacancies are advertised on the Judicial Appointments Commissions website, mainly by application
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Aim is to
Diversify the judiciary
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5 key qualities are required: PIE-AA
Personal Qualities, Intellectual Capacity, Efficiency, Ability to Understand and Deal Fairly, Authority and Communication Skills
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Training
Is voluntary for Superior Judges, compuslary for Inferior Judges
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Training consists of
A week course that deals with human awareness, sentencing and running a criminal court. Inferior Judges also spend a week shadowing an experienced before sitting.
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One day courses are run from time to time to
Update judges on laws - Human Rights Act 1998
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Are Judges Representative of the Community?
Described as White, Middle Aged, Upper Class Males. Unusual for a judge to be under 40 and most Superior judges are well above this. Very few women and even fewer ethic minorities.
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Theory of Separation of Powers
Stated to work properly, each function should be kept separate. Executive - Government who propose law. Legislature - Parliament who make law. Judiciary - Judges who enforce law.
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Are Judges Independent?
Free From: Executive, Legislature, Pressure, Case
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Free From Executive
Government cannot dismiss a Judge, therefore they can make laws that do not please Government
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Free From Legislature
A full time Judge cannot be a member of the House of Commons
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Free From Pressure
Judges cannot be sued for a decisions made, allowing them to carry out their judicial functions
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Free From Case
A Judge cannot sit in a case they have direct interest in
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Solicitor or Barrister with 5 years experience
Back
District judge
Card 3
Front
Solicitor or Barrister with 7 years experience
Back
Card 4
Front
Solicitor or Barrister with 7 years experience or Recorder or Lower level judge
Back
Card 5
Front
High Court Judge, Lord Justices of Appeal, Supreme Court Judge
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