Legal Personnel Judiciary

Question 1

Divided into

Answer 1

Superior judges (high court and above) 
Inferior judges (lower courts)

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

Supreme, high, court of appeal

Question 3

Inferior judges

Answer 3

Circuit judges in crown and county
District judges in crown and county (small claims)
District judges in mags
Tribunal judges

Question 4

Qualifications are based on

Answer 4

Legal qualifications

Legal experience for number of years

Question 5

Who selects superior judges

Answer 5

Judicial appointments commission

Used to be lord chancellor

Question 6

Selection of lower judges

Answer 6

Lord Chief Justice

Question 7

5 judicial qualities

Answer 7

Intellectual capacity
Personal qualities inc sound judgement 
Deal fairly and understanding 
Authority and communication skills
Efficiency

Question 8

Training of judges by

Answer 8

Judicial college

Question 9

3 main elements of training

Answer 9

Knowledge of law
Improv,net of judicial skills
Social context

Question 10

New judges have to attend

Answer 10

Induction programme

3-5 day’s

Question 11

How many cases do judges hear in Supreme Court

Answer 11

100 a year

Sit in uneven panel to hear a case

Question 12

Lord justices of appeal

Answer 12

Sit in civil and criminal divisions of court of appeal