LEGAL PERSONNEL- Judges PAPER 1

Question 1

different type of judges

Answer 1

district judges
recorder
Circuit judges
High Court judge
Lord Justices of Appeal
Justices of the Supreme Court

Question 2

district judges

Answer 2

civil and criminal cases in the lowest courts. applicant must have qualified as a solicitor or barrister, and have gained experience in law for at least five years or have been a deputy district judge. Legal executives are only able to become deputy district judges.

Question 3

recorder

Answer 3

part-time post for solicitors or barristers who have at least seven years experience. more complex cases in the county court, as well as less serious cases in the Crown Court.

Question 4

High Court judge

Answer 4

one of 3 divisions
-King’s Bench Division judges handle high value contract and tort cases, but can also hear serious criminal cases in the Crown court.
-Chancery Division judges her high value claims about business disputes and financial affairs.
- Family Division judges hear claims about divorce, distribution of assets, and child welfare issues.
may also assist Lord Justices of Appeal with cases relating to their division. To become a High Court Judge, one needs to be a barrister or solicitor and had at least seven years experience, or to have been a circuit judge for at least two years.

Question 5

circuit judge

Answer 5

in the County Court hear a wider range of legal issues including some property and family law. They also hear cases in the Crown Court. To become a circuit judge, the applicant must have been a solicitor or barrister with experience for at least seven years, and ideally have served as a District Judge or a recorder previously.

Question 6

Lord Justices of Appeal

Answer 6

civil or criminal division of the Court of Appeal, where they hear appeals from the Crown court or divisions of the High Court.
qualified as a solicitor or barrister and have experience for at last seven years, or be an existing high court judge.

Question 7

Justices of the Supreme Court

Answer 7

hear appeal cases on matters of public importance. Supreme Court judges are chosen either from the Court of Appeal, or those who have served in senior courts for at least 15 years.

Question 8

Explain the different types of judges in inferior courts

Answer 8

district judges
recorder
circuit judges

Question 9

Explain the different types of superior court judges

Answer 9

High Court judge
Lord Justices of Appeal
Justices of the Supreme Court