Legal personnel - Types of judges - paper 1 Flashcards

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What are the different types of judges

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  • District judge
    -Recorder
    -Circuit judge
    -High court judge
    -Lord justices of appeal
    -Justices of the supreme court
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What cases do district judges handle

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-Civil and criminal in the lowest courts

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How do you become a district judge

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-Must be qualified as a solicitor or barrister
-At least 5 years experience
-Been a deputy district judge

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Who can become a recorder

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-Part time position of solicitors or barristers with at least 7 years experience

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What cases do recorders handle

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-More complex cases in the county court
-Less serious cases in the crown court

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What cases do circuit judges hear

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-Wide range in the county court e.g. property and family law
-Some crown court cases

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How do you become a circuit judge

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-Must have been a solicitor or barrister with at least 7 years experience
-Have served as a district judge or recorder previously

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What cases do high court judges handle

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-Cases in one of 3 divisions of the high court: KBD, Chancery division, family division

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What cases do KBD judges (HC) handle

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-High value contract and tort cases
-Serious criminal cases in crown court

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What cases do chancery division judges (HC) hear

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-High value claims about business disputes and financial affairs

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What cases do family division judges (HC) hear

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-Claims about divorce, distribution of assets and child welfare issues

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Other responsibilities of a high court judge

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-Assist lord justices of appeal on cases relating to their division

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How do you become a high court judge

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-Barrister or solicitor for 7 years, or have been a circuit judge for 2 years

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What cases do lord justices of appeal hear

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-Either criminal or civil appeals from crown court to divisions of the high court.

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How do you become a lord justice of appeal

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-Barrister or solicitor for 7 years or be an existing high court judge

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What cases do justices of the supreme court handle

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-Matters of public importance

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How do you become a justice of the supreme court

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-Either chosen from the court of appeal, or have served in senior courts for at least 15 years