Judiciary (+ethnicity)

Question 1

Criminal Courts Hierarchy + Judges

Answer 1

Supreme
- Lord Chief Justice, Justices of SC
Court of Appeal
- Lord Justices of Appeals
Crown Court
- circuit, recorder
Magistrates
- magistrates

Question 2

Civil Courts Hierarchy + Judges

Answer 2

Supreme
- Lord Chief Justice, Justices of SC
Court of Appeal
- Lord Justices of Appeals
High Court
- HC Judges
County Court
- circuit, recorder, district
Tribunals
- tribunal judges

Question 3

Justices of the Supreme Court

Answer 3

12
- panel of uneven numbers
- appointed from C of Appeal or superior court for 15 years
appeals, national importance laws
- criminal and civil
can overule decisions

Question 4

Lord Justice of Appeals

Answer 4

lawyer for 7 years or a HC judge
- 100% over 65 age
only appeals, point of law, no jury
panel of 3 or 5 judges
binding decisions to lower courts

Question 5

High Court Judges

Answer 5

lawyer for 7 years
first instance cases
- civil
- judges alone
appeals have 2 judges

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

circuit judges are the highest
recorders are part time

Question 7

Women

Answer 7

1990s
- no women in C of A