Judges

Question 0

Superior judge

Answer 0

Justice of Supreme Court

High Court Judge

Question 1

Inferior Judges

Answer 1

Recorder

Circuit Judge

Question 2

Which type of judge needs a 5 year general qualification?

Answer 2

District judge

Question 3

Which type of judge needs a 15 year Supreme Court qualification?

Answer 3

Justice of Supreme Court

Question 4

Which type of judge needs a 7 year Crown Court or 10 year County Court qualification or have held a more junior judicial post for 3 years?

Answer 4

Circuit Judge

Question 5

What is the JAC responsible for doing?

Answer 5

Shortlist for judges

Question 6

What is the Judicial Studies Board responsible for?

Answer 6

Training judges

Question 7

What are the responsibilities of the Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 7

Developing the law through the use of precedent (sometimes using the Practice Statement)

Question 8

What kind of training do Superior Judges undertake?

Answer 8

Major changes in the Law- Human Rights Act

Question 9

Judges in which court can hear cases which have been referred to them by the Attorney General because of a lenient sentence or point of law?

Answer 9

Court of Appeal

Question 10

In which divisional court (High Court) can judges deal with judicial review?

Answer 10

Queens bench court

Question 11

Who decides points of law in both civil and criminal cases?

Answer 11

Judges

Question 12

What are the functions of a trial judge?

Answer 12

Ensure the trial is conducted fairly
Preside over the court proceedings
Rule of admissibility of evidence

Question 13

What are the functions of a civil judge?

Answer 13

Allocating cases to the appropriate track
Assisting parties to present their cases in the small claims track
Grant awards like damages and injunctions

Question 14

What are the functions of a criminal judge?

Answer 14

Sum up the evidence for a jury
Hear appeals from the Magistrates Court
Determine an appropriate sentence

Question 15

In which court will a judge sum up evidence for a jury?

Answer 15

Crown

Question 16

Where would a judge be most likely to hear a small claims track case?

Answer 16

County

Question 17

What are the functions of a civil judge)

Answer 17

Case Management Conferences
Strict enforcement of timetables
Deal with a plea and directions hearing

Question 18

What are the functions of an appeal judge?

Answer 18

Clarifying points of law

Changing sentences or awards

Question 19

What kind of judge is effectively a part time judge?

Answer 19

Recorder

Question 20

Which two main courts can circuit judges and recorders sit in?

Answer 20

County court

Crown Court

Question 21

What sort of judge is higher than a High Court Judge but lower than a Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer 21

Court of Appeal

Question 22

What sort of judge is higher than a Recorder but lower than a Circuit Judge?

Answer 22

District Judge

Question 23

What kind of judge only sits for 15 to 30 days a year?

Answer 23

Recorder

Question 24

Which division of the High Court might deal with both civil and criminal matters?

Answer 24

Court of Appeal