Category: Judiciary

  • Equal Merit

    Equal Merit Provision in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Where there are two or more candidates of equal merit, a candidate may be selected for a post by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, for the purpose of increasing judicial […]

  • Selection Panel

    Selection panel in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Selection panels usually consist of a panel chair, judicial member and independent member. Panel members assess all information about candidates (their performance at interview and in any role play, their self-assessment and […]

  • Constitutional Development

    Significance of English Constitutional Development in the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries This indeed is the salient fact in the evolution of constitutional government in England. While in other countries late in the eighteenth century monarchs still ruled by divine right, in […]

  • Deputy High Court Judge

    Deputy High Court Judge in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England The Crime and Courts Act 2013 provides for the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, to determine the process for the selection of suitable people for membership of a pool from which […]

  • Selection Exercise

    Selection exercise in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England A publically open application and selection process for one or more vacancies run by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body,. Selection exercises can be run under either Section 87 of […]

  • Dry Run

    Dry run in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, pilots qualifying tests and role play scenarios for specific selection exercises. We also use mock interviews as part of the training of our selection […]

  • Professional

    Professional referee in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England A referee who knows a candidate professionally – usually their line manager or equivalent. The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, will normally approve these referees.

  • Professional

    Professional referee in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England A referee who knows a candidate professionally – usually their line manager or equivalent. The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, will normally approve these referees.

  • Constitutional Reform Act 2005

    Section 94 in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England This section of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (CRA) refers to those whom the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, recommends for appointment to future vacancies as they arise.

  • Legal Experience

    Legal experience in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Solicitors and barristers typically require at least five years' post qualification experience (PQE) for entry-level judicial roles; or seven years PQE for more senior posts. CILEx Fellows with five years' PQE can […]

  • Chartered Institute

    CILEx in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

  • High Court Judge

    Resources See Also Further Reading High Court Judge in the Encyclopedia of Britain High Court Judge in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary High Court Judge in the Halsbury's Laws of England High Court Judge in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases High Court Judge […]

  • Professional Background

    Professional background in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England For legal judicial posts, we ask applicants to declare which professional role qualifies them to apply for judicial appointment, such as solicitor, barrister, CILEx Fellow or other legal experience (e.g. academic).

  • Senior Courts

    Section 9(1) in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 is the legislation under which people can be authorised to sit as deputy High Court judges.

  • Senior Courts

    Section 9(1) in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England Section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 is the legislation under which people can be authorised to sit as deputy High Court judges.