Training of a magistrate
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- Training of a magistrate
- Initial training
- The applicant will undergo the basics of a magistrates role.
- They will then sit in court with two experienced magistrates
- The applicant will undergo the basics of a magistrates role.
- Core training
- First 12 months further training is required
- Observations used to increase young magistrates knowledge
- Each new magistrate is given the opportunity to read further into the field if the wish
- Consolidation training
- This takes place after first year
- Mainly used to plan future engagment with the court
- First appraisal
- After 12-18 months after the mentor and new magistrate believe they are ready the new justice is appraised.
- Another trained magistrate will sit on the bench to observe the new magistrate
- If the new magistrate seems competent of meeting requirements they are considered ready for the role of an official magistrate.
- Further training
- Appraisals every 3 years
- Continuation traing
- Once every three years before appraisals
- Update training
- Training on any new legislations coming into law
- Threshold training
- Specialty training so they can go further e.g chair magistrate or hear youth or family cases
- Initial training
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