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Professor Gary Slapper is a leading academic lawyer and well-known legal author. Recently, he posted the tweet shown below. That's how it was. These days, lawyers apply for posts in the judiciary in response to advertisements from the Judicial Appointments Commission. Of course, this has got rid of the old "tap on the shoulder" system. That's how it is.
The change came about as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Part 4
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Judicial Appointments ~ How it was: how it is
The change came about as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Part 4
.@Auntie_Ag @pjm1kbw allow me to demur on "aspirant judges". Historically, the sole debarring criterion for the Bench was to ask to be on it
? Gary Slapper (@garyslapper) August 20, 2014
- Appointments To The Supreme Court Of The Uk
Updated 27th February - link to other blogs and some of the 'tweets' on the appointments system The appointments of three Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom have been announced - Number 10 and see Lord Neuberger's (President...
- The Lord Chief Justice At The House Of Lords Constitution Committee
On Wednesday 30th January, the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Judge) gave evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee. The session lasted about one hour with Lord Judge answering questions and offering his views on a considerable range...
- Selecting The Senior Judiciary
Updated 27th March: The think-tank Centreforum has issued a report - "Guarding the Guardians: Towards an independent, accountable and diverse senior judiciary" - (PDF, 78 pages - Executive Summary and 7 Chapters). See also Centreforum's...
- Explaining Our Law And Legal System ... No.3 ... The Judges
The Supreme Court Justices 2009"Let the judges also remember, that Solomon's throne was supported by lions on both sides: let them be lions, but yet lions under the throne; ..." (Francis Bacon' - 1561-1626 - Of Judicature ). This post considers...
- How Are Judges Appointed?
Before the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Part 4 the appointment of judges was something of a mysterious process managed by the Lord Chancellor who was, at the time, head of the judiciary. The whole process was likened to a "tap on the shoulder." ...