Explain how judges are appointed and how the courts and legal service act 1990 along with other acts have affected the selection and training, also discuss the argument that judges are old white and mainly male who are out of touch with society.
Explain how judges are appointed and how the courts and legal service act 1990 along with other acts have affected the selection and training, also discuss the argument that judges are old white and mainly male who are out of touch with society.
By Jab Rakeem
Plan
Explain criteria of System of Solicitors, Barristers to judges.
Secret Soundings?
What is the Legal service act?
Who and how do they set them up?
What is contained in the 1990 legal service act?
What other acts are there which has affected training and selection?
Why are judges' old white males? 87% are male.
What are the trends in the past/future?
Why are they out of touch with society?
What has made them become out of touch?
What reforms should be taken to keep them in touch with society?
In the English Legal system, there are two classifications of judge. The superior judge and an inferior judge. Inferior judges consist of District judges, Circuit judges and Stipendiary judges. These types of judges, are all the starting point in becoming a superior judge.
An inferior judge applies for their position though newspaper advertisements. The minimum period that you must have been a solicitor or barrister is ten years. You must also fit the right qualities given out by the Lord Chancellors office. Before an inferior judge sits on a case, they must have permission to do so by the Lord Chancellor. Because the Lord Chancellor still has direct control over the inferior judges, sometimes they can easily be persuaded to swing a case a particular way in cases that is governmentally orientated. This is because their position as an inferior judge is very unstable; they can easily be dismissed from the bench if they do anything wrong to upset the government.
By Jab Rakeem
Plan
Explain criteria of System of Solicitors, Barristers to judges.
Secret Soundings?
What is the Legal service act?
Who and how do they set them up?
What is contained in the 1990 legal service act?
What other acts are there which has affected training and selection?
Why are judges' old white males? 87% are male.
What are the trends in the past/future?
Why are they out of touch with society?
What has made them become out of touch?
What reforms should be taken to keep them in touch with society?
In the English Legal system, there are two classifications of judge. The superior judge and an inferior judge. Inferior judges consist of District judges, Circuit judges and Stipendiary judges. These types of judges, are all the starting point in becoming a superior judge.
An inferior judge applies for their position though newspaper advertisements. The minimum period that you must have been a solicitor or barrister is ten years. You must also fit the right qualities given out by the Lord Chancellors office. Before an inferior judge sits on a case, they must have permission to do so by the Lord Chancellor. Because the Lord Chancellor still has direct control over the inferior judges, sometimes they can easily be persuaded to swing a case a particular way in cases that is governmentally orientated. This is because their position as an inferior judge is very unstable; they can easily be dismissed from the bench if they do anything wrong to upset the government.
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