Types of Judge Flashcards
Who sits in the Supreme Court?
Judges of the Supreme Court
What qualifications do Judges of the Supreme Court need?
- 15 year senior court qualification
- Have held high judicial office
What is the role of the Judges of the Supreme Court?
- Hears cases on points of law
- Civil and Criminal Cases
Who sits in the Court of Appeal?
Lord Justices of Appeal
What qualifications do Lord Justices of Appeal need?
- Barrister or solicitor with 7 years legal experience
- Be an existing High Court Judge
What is the role of the Lord Justices of Appeal?
- Hear appeals
- Criminal cases against conviction and/or sentence
- Civil cases on the finding and/or the amount awarded
Who sits in the High Court?
High Court Judges
What qualifications do High Court Judges need?
- Barrister or solicitor with 7 years legal experience
- Be a circuit judge for 2 years
What is the role of the High Court Judge?
- Sit in 1 of 3 divisions
- Hear first-instance cases and decide liability & remedy
- Some appeal work
Who sits in the Crown Court?
- High Court Judges
- Circuit Judges
- Recorders
What qualifications do the judges in the Crown Court need?
- Barrister or solicitor for 7 years
- Recorder or other lower level judge
What is the role of the judges in the Crown Court
- Try cases with a jury
- Decide the law
- Decide sentence of the defendant
Who sits in the County Court?
- Circuit Judges
- District Judges
What qualifications do the judges in the County Court need?
- Barrister or solicitor with 5 years legal experience
What is the role of the judges in the County Court?
- Civil Cases - decide liability and remedy
- District Judges - Hear small claims
