Judiciary

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Recorders, circuit and district are all what?
Inferior judges
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High court/puisne, lord justices of Appeal and supreme justices are all what?
Superior judges
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What is the name of the commission the Lord Chancellor sets up when selecting a new Supreme Justice Judge?
Supreme Court Selection Commission
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What does the Tribunal, Court and Enforcement Act 2007 outline?
What qualifications judges must have
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What type of judge is being described: works at the magistrates/county (who small claims) and has been a legal professional for 5 years?
District judge
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What type of judge is being described: Works at the crown court or county court (fast/multi track) and has been a legal professional for 7 years?
Recorder
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What type of judge is being described:Works at the crown/county court (fast/multi track) and has been a legal professional for 7 years or a recorder/district/tribunal judge for 3 years?
Circuit judge
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What type of judge is being described: Works in the high court and has been a legal professional for 7 years or a circuit judge for 2 years?
High Court/Puisne judge
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What type of judge is being described: Works at the court of appeal and is an existing high court judge or has had 7 years rights to audience?
Lord Justices of Appeal
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What type of judge is being described:Works at the Supreme Court and holds high judicial office or has held a superior court of qualification for 15 years?
Supreme Justices
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What judges go through the following training: conducted by the JSB, training is compulsory, mainly for newly appointed assistant recorders, one week course and one week shadowing?
Inferior judges
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What does JSB stand for?
Judicial Studies Board
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What types of judges goes through the following training: Conducted by the JSB, training is voluntary, builds on the same things studied for the other types of judges?
Superior judges
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What type of judges is the following appointment process for: Lord Chancellor appoints, can accept, reject or ask to reconsider but must give reason. Goes to PM then Queen?
Inferior judges
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What type of judges is the following appointment process for: Lord Chancellor goes to the PM for approval and then the Queen for appointment?
Superior judges
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The Lord Chief Justice can remove inferior judges with the permission of the Lord Chancellor. What circumstances must happen for this to be allowed?
Very serious problems (sexism/drink driving)
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What kind of judge has been dismissed if their contract hasn't been renewed?
Recorder
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What Act allows senior judges to be removed by the Queen after an address from both Houses of Parliament?
Act of Settlement 1701
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What Body investigates complaints about inferior judges?
The Office of Judicial Complaints
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If necessary, who wil carry out an investigation into inferior judges during the complaint process?
Senior judges
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What is the only difference between the complaints process between superior and inferior judges?
Referred to Parliament for an address
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High court/puisne, lord justices of Appeal and supreme justices are all what?

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What is the name of the commission the Lord Chancellor sets up when selecting a new Supreme Justice Judge?

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What does the Tribunal, Court and Enforcement Act 2007 outline?

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What type of judge is being described: works at the magistrates/county (who small claims) and has been a legal professional for 5 years?

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