January 2006
Part Two
Part two of this judicial appointments annual report contains detailed results for each competition held during the 18 month period covered. There is statistical information for court appointments, tribunal appointments and lay magistrates' appointments. There are summary tables which give a separate breakdown of results for Court and tribunal appointments.
Statistical tables for the competitions can be found here except where unavailable and indicated by *.
Lord Justices of Appeal*
A1 During 2004-2005, there was one appointment to the Court of Appeal. The Right Honourable Lord Justice Gage was appointed on 23 September 2004 and he replaced The Right Honourable Lord Justice Kay who died on 2 July 2004.
High Court Judges
A2 In February 2005, a new High Court Recruitment exercise was launched. This took place in order to fill vacancies arising from October 2005 until the Judicial Appointments Commission has established its own procedures.
A3 The Lord Chancellor made a number of improvements to the process used for the 2003 exercise. For the first time, only those who completed and submitted an application form were considered. 128 applications were received.
A4 A new competency framework of qualities and skills against which applicants were assessed replaced the previous criteria. Applicants were invited to complete a short assessment against these qualities and skills.
A5 A consultation exercise followed whereby those nominated by applicants were approached as well as a limited number of automatic judicial consultees. The consultation evidence and self-assessments were considered by panels whose assessments were discussed by the Lord Chancellor and the Heads of Division.
Applicants were notified of the outcome of their applications in July.
A6 Appointments from the 2003 High Court Competition
Nine candidates, from the 2003 High Court Competition, were appointed during 2004-2005. These were as follows:
The Honourable Mrs Justice Gloster DBE
21 April 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Hooper on his appointment to the Court of Appeal)
The Honourable Mr Justice Ryder TD
5 May 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Johnson on his retirement)
The Honourable Mr Justice Bean
19 July 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Morland on his retirement)
The Honourable Mr Justice Wilkie
1 October 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Harrison on his retirement)
Mrs Justice Dobbs DBE
1 October 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Buckley on his retirement)
Mr Justice Hodge OBE
1 October 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Gage on his appointment to the Court of Appeal)
Mr Justice Walker
15 November 2004
(succeeded Mr Justice Astill on his retirement)
Mr Justice Calvert-Smith
11 January 2005
(succeeded Mr Justice Douglas Brown on his retirement)
Mr Justice Christopher Clarke
11 January 2005
(An additional appointment) (Statistics are available)
Two further candidates were recommended for appointment as at 31 March 2005 and were appointed later. These were:
Mr Justice McFarlane
(18 April 2005
succeeded Mr Justice Moor- Bick on his appointment to the Court of Appeal [endnote])
Mr Justice Warren
(18 April 2005
succeeded Mr Justice Lloyd on his appointment to the Court of Appeal)
Presiding Judges*
A7 Three Presiding Judges were appointed during 2004-2005. On 1 January 2005 Mr Justice Gross was appointed a Presiding Judge for the South Eastern Circuit; Mr Justice Grigson was appointed a Presiding Judge for the North Eastern Circuit and Mr Justice Owen was appointed a Presiding Judge of the Western Circuit.
Part-time judiciary in the High Court*
A8 The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor has the power, under section 9 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, to authorise practitioners, recorders and circuit judges to sit part-time. Pending the implementation of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, when the Lord Chief Justice will assume responsibility for such appointments, the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor will only make fresh appointments to meet urgent business needs.
As at 1 April 2005:
A9 163 practitioners were authorised, under section 9(4) to sit in the High Court, 138 of those were authorised to sit in the Queen's Bench Division and the Chancery Division, and 28 in the Family Division. The authorisation to sit in the Queen's Bench Division and the Chancery Division is a joint one to provide flexibility in listing. As some practitioners have authorisations for the Family Division as well as the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions, the total figure for each Division does not equal the overall number of authorised practitioners .
A10 241 circuit judges were authorised to sit, under section 9(1), in the High Court, 151 in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions and 139 in the Family Division. Some judges are authorised to sit in all three divisions of the High Court.
A11 44 recorders were authorised to sit, under section 9(1), in the High Court. 25 recorders were authorised to sit in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions and 19 in the Family Division.
Retired Law Lords and Supreme Court judges authorised under section 9(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981*
A12 At 1 April 2005, 8 retired judges were authorised to sit in the Court of Appeal Civil Division and 10 were authorised to sit in the Criminal Division. 11 retired judges were authorised to sit in the High Court and 8 were authorised to sit in the Crown Court. A number of retired judges are authorised to sit in one or more of these jurisdictions.
Circuit Judges authorised under Section 9(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to sit in the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division*
A13 As at 1 April 2005, 35 circuit judges were authorised to sit in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division.
*Tables unavailable
Circuit Judges
A14 The main Circuit Bench competition was advertised in the autumn of 2004, the results of which will be reported at a later date. However between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2005 23 judges were appointed from the previous competition's reserve list to fill vacancies arising during that period (see Annex F - Table 32). Additionally there were two further appointments from this list between 1 April and 30 September 2005 (Statistics are available)
Ad Hoc Competitions
A15 4 Ad Hoc competitions advertised and concluded up until 31 March 2005:
Chancery Cardiff*
A16 A competition ran to identify a Chancery Circuit Judge in Cardiff. There were 11 applicants - 5 were interviewed and the successful candidate was Wyn Williams QC appointed in April 2004 (results table published in previous Annual Report).*
Mercantile London
A17 A competition was held to identify a Mercantile Judge for London. There were 10 applicants of whom 3 were invited to interview - the successful applicant was David Mackie QC who was appointed in June 2004.(Statistics are available)
Community Justice Liverpool
A18 In July a competition concluded to identify the first Community Justice Judge for Liverpool. There were 16 applicants of whom 7 were invited to interview and District Judge Fletcher was successful. (Statistics are available)
Mercantile North Eastern
A19 A further competition for a Specialist Mercantile Judge on the North Eastern Circuit was advertised but was later withdrawn.
* Tables unavailable
Judge Advocate General
A20 During March 2004 a competition was held to fill one vacancy for a Judge Advocate. There were 15 applications and four were interviewed. The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor appointed one successful candidate and 2 candidates were placed on a reserve list in case a position became available within the next 12 months.
Recorders
Competitions 2004/2005
Recorder competition rolling programme
A21 The competition, for 6 circuits, commenced in August 2003 and concluded in December 2004. The competition was structured as a rolling programme, with the whole competition cycle having a separate round for each circuit. Applicants were invited to apply for one particular circuit as their first preference, but to also identify any other circuits on which they would be able to take up appointment, should they not be offered an appointment on their circuit of first choice.
A22 Each candidate was assessed in relation to expected vacancies on the circuit of first choice. Applicants were considered for interview and interviewed only once. Successful candidates were placed in an order of merit by band (bands A to D, with A representing the highest scoring candidates). Those in the top bands were considered for immediate appointment subject to an appropriate match of skills and experience.
A23 Candidates found to reach the standard for appointment, but who were not offered an immediate appointment on the circuit of their first choice, were considered in later rounds of the competition. They were considered alongside other candidates assessed at the same level, in respect of vacancies arising on the other circuits (which they had identified as circuits on which they could sit) within that competition cycle. However, candidates who had not been offered an appointment by the time of completion of the competition's first cycle would need to reapply.
A24 Those who were not offered immediate appointment were informed, during feedback, of the band in which they had been placed. This was aimed at assisting candidates in assessing their chances of appointment later in the cycle.
Factors affecting career progression
A25 The Lord Chancellor continued his scheme whereby practitioners were invited to submit a statement with their application if they considered that there were factors that had restricted their opportunities to progress in their careers and that their career progress understated their judicial potential.
Advertisement
A26 The advertisement for all 6 rounds of the competitionwas featured in the national press, minority ethnic publications, Welsh publications, 'Counsel' magazine, and the Department's website.
Appointments
A27 The table below shows a breakdown of applications, interviews and appointments for the 2004-2005 rolling recorder competition
| Circuit | No. of applications | No. interviewed | No. appointed | No. appointed on other circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 341 | 177 | 46 | 9 |
| Midland | 103 | 87 | 30 | 1 |
| Western | 73 | 53 | 23 | 0 |
| Wales & Chester | 35 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| Northern | 80 | 36 | 20 | 0 |
| North East | 51 | 37 | 16 | 0 |
Additional Competitions
Recorder Competition 2005/2006 - Western Circuit
A28 The competition for the recruitment of recorders for the Western Circuit for 2005/2006 was altered in two major respects. First, the criteria for appointment used in previous competitions was replaced by competences. Secondly the interview was replaced by an assessment centre. A Quality Review Group comprising DCA officials, the judiciary and stakeholders developed and approved the format for the assessment centre which was designed to simulate the work of a recorder. The day included two role plays, a written exercise and an interview. (Statistics are available)
District bench competitions and appointments
District Judge (Civil)
A29 A competition was held during the period of this report for vacancies on all circuits. All deputy district judges (except retired district judges sitting as deputies) were notified by a 'round robin' letter of the vacancy. Two Welsh speaking district judges (North and South Wales) were required for the Wales and Chester Circuit and these were dealt with as a priority. (Statistics are available)
A30 Following the 2002-2003 district judge competition (reported in two previous Annual Reports), the Lord Chancellor appointed a further 16 candidates who had been placed on the reserve list. (Statistics are available [insert link] )
Deputy District Judge (Civil)
A31 A competition was held during the period of this report to fill 86 vacancies on all Circuits apart from the Midlands.. Advertisements were placed in The Times, Law Society Gazette, Eastern Eye, The Voice, Asian Times, Daily Post, Western Mail and on the Department's website..
A32 For the third successive year, an assessment centre was used for this competition (processes and activities reported in last year's Annual Report). Assessment centres were held in London and Manchester.
A33 80 candidates were appointed. (Statistics are available) However there were an insufficient number of successful candidates found to fill vacancies on the Northern Circuit. We are considering ways to attract suitable candidates for judicial appointment generally and specifically for the District Bench. We are also undertaking "Outreach" events, where a panel of judges and DCA officials attend to encourage applicants through a description of judicial work and an explanation of the competition process.
District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division
A34 Following the 2003-2004 PRFD district judge competition (reported in last year's Annual Report), one candidate was appointed from the reserve list. (Statistics are available)
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)
A35 A competition was held during the period of this report to fill 8 vacancies. All deputy district judges (except retired district judges now sitting as deputies) were informed of the vacancies by way of a 'round robin' letter. (Statistics are available)
A36 Following the 2003-2004 district judge (magistrates' courts) competition (reported in last year's Annual Report), the Lord Chancellor made five appointments from the competition's reserve list to fill vacancies. (Statistics are available)
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)
A37 A competition was held during the period of this report. Advertisements were placed in The Times, Law Society Gazette, Eastern Eye, The Voice, Asian Times, Daily Post, Western Mail and on the Department's website. The competition was also opened to Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Government Legal Service (GLS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) lawyers. 490 applications were received and 89 candidates were shortlisted for attendance at the assessment centre.
A38 The assessment centre held for this competition used similar processes and activities to those used in the deputy district judge (civil))assessment centre.
A39 We were originally asked to fill 25 immediate posts, including for the first time, up to 2 posts for CPS applicants. The Magistrates' Court Service indicated that they could accommodate 28 new deputies. 44 CPS candidates, applied, of whom 12 fully met the standard at sift stage and 7 of whom were invited for assessment. However, only one was recommended for appointment.
A40 (Statistics are available)
Chancery Master of the High Court
A41 A competition was held during this reporting period to fill one vacancy. Applications were sought from all deputy Chancery Masters. (Statistics are available)
Appointments in the Tribunals 2004-2005
T1 During the period of this report a number of recruitment competitions for judicial posts in tribunals were completed. The detailed statistics (Statistics are available) for these competitions are available, apart from where indicated with an asterisk, but some highlights are worth mentioning.
T2 Below are details of some of the larger tribunal competitions which were held. ).
Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB)
T3 Arbitrators decide cases arising under the 1972 and 1996 Agreements solely on the basis of written evidence submitted by the MIB and the claimant. There is no facility under the 1972 and 1996 Agreements for representatives of the MIB or the claimant to appear in person before the arbitrator, although now under the 2003 Agreement, there is provision for an oral hearing to decide arbitration cases. As far as possible, arbitrations are to be completed within a period of six weeks. The present rate of appeals is around 150 per annum, so the individual arbitrator would probably receive no more than two arbitrations per month.
T4 During August 2004 one competition was held to fill a vacancy for the appointment of a fee-paid Arbitrator Under The Motor Insurers' Bureau Untraced Drivers Agreement. There were five applicants and three were interviewed. The Lord Chancellor appointed one successful candidate and placed one candidate on a reserve list in case a position became available within the next 18 months.
The Appeal Tribunals
T5 During the period covered by this report the Department ran 4 competitions for the Appeal Service.
T6 The first competition in September 2004 was to fill 10 vacancies for fee- paid legally qualified panel members. A total of 152 applications were received, of which 34 were invited for interview. 14 candidates were appointed and 19 candidates were placed on a reserve list.
T7 In October 2004 a competition was run to fill 15 vacancies for fee-paid Disability Qualified panel members of the Appeal Tribunals. A total of 96 applications were received, of which 35 were invited for interview. 14 candidates were appointed and 5 candidates were placed on a reserve list.
T8 The third competition held in October 2004 was to fill 50 vacancies for fee- paid medically qualified panel members of the Appeal Tribunals (Specialist). A total of 30 applications were received, of which 23 were invited for interview. 12 candidates were appointed and 8 candidates were placed on a reserve list.
T9 The fourth competition held in October 2004 was to fill 57 vacancies for fee- paid medically qualified panel members of the Appeal Tribunals (Non Specialist). A total of 41 applications were received, of which 24 were invited for interview. 12 candidates were appointed and 1 candidate was placed on a reserve list.
Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)
T10 In April 2005 an assessment centre was developed and piloted for the fee- paid chairmen of the Employment Tribunals competition. The centre was designed to simulate the work of a chairman as far as possible and allowed a thorough assessment of the behavioural skills of each candidate. The day involved:
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT)
T11 The Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 legislated for the unification of the two tier appellate system into a single tier tribunal, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. This year there were 5 critical appointment excercises plus the transfer exercise of the remaining tribunal judiciary to the new AIT appointments, all of which were completed successfully by 4 April 2005. One of the other significant appointments made was that of a fee-paid chairman to the Information Tribunal with the introduction of Freedom of Information Act.
T12 During 2004-2005 a competition was also held to appoint the President of the AIT.*
T13 A competition was also held to appoint 2 Deputy Presidents. One was directly appointed to this post following an effective level transfer from the existing position as Deputy President of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal. The other position was filled by targeting the existing Acting Chief Immigration Adjudicator, Vice-Presidents of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal and the Regional Adjudicators. Of these six applicants, three were invited for an interview, and one appointment was made.
T14 One vacancy for a Training Judge was also filled. Letters inviting expressions of interest were sent out in October 2004 to the Deputy Chief Immigration Adjudicator, Vice-Presidents of the IAT, Regional Immigration Adjudicators, Training Judge and all the Deputy Regional Adjudicators of the IAA. There were only two applicants for this post one of whom was appointed by way of a paper board and a written submission to the Lord Chancellor.
T15 There was a total of 27 vacancies for the post of Designated Immigration Judge - 7 of which were filled by the transfer of existing Deputy Regional Adjudicators. A competition was held to fill the remaining vacancies, which was restricted to Salaried Immigration Adjudicators. There were 54 applicants of whom 50 were invited for an interview. 20 appointments were made and 6 candidates placed on the reserve list.
T16 In addition to the above posts a preference exercise was also held for the Senior Immigration Judge*. We consulted with Senior Judiciary and policy stakeholders and wrote to all the Regional Adjudicators and Vice-Presidents to indicate their preference of the roles upon transfer into the new Senior Immigration Tier. We allocated positions based on their preference. As a result there are 26 Legal Senior Immigration Judges and 9 Resident Senior Immigration Judges.
T17 There was also a transfer exercise to transfer all the remaining immigration judiciary and office holders to their respective positions within the new tribunal*. A total of 706 salaried fee-paid judicial and non-judicial members were transferred.
* Tables not available
Mental Health Review Tribunal
T18 As mentioned in last year's report, recruiting medical members to tribunals continues to be an issue. DCA will continue to work with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and to explore other ways of increasing the number of medical practitioners for tribunal appointments.
T19 We continue to work closely with colleagues in the Department of Health to prepare for a large scale recruitment exercise to find additional tribunal members due to proposed changes in tribunal practice in the current Mental Health Bill.
Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
T20 A competition was held to fill 12 vacancies for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. A total of 213 applications were received, of whom 43 were interviewed and 12 were offered appointments
Statistical details of other competitions for Tribunal posts held between 1 April 2004- 30 September 2005 can be found in Annex F
J1 This section provides information on Judicial Salaries for 2004/2005 and for reference purposes figures for 2003/2004 (which were not included in last year's Annual Report).
Revised judicial salary levels were introduced with effect from 1 April 2005, and from 1 April 2004 for the previous year. Following the recommendations in a report published in February by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) an independent body which makes recommendations to the Government about salaries of a number of groups including the judiciary. The SSRB recommended an across-the-board increase of 3% up from 2.5% for the previous year for the judiciary and the Government accepted this recommendation.
J2 Detailed below are the 2004 and 2005 salaries for some of the main judicial offices:
| Judicial Offices | From 1 April 2004 | From 1 April 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Chief Justice | £205,242 | £211,399 |
| Master of the Rolls | £185,705 | £191,276 |
| Lords of Appeal in ordinary Vice-Chancellor President of the Family Division | £179,431 | £184,814 |
| Lords Justices of Appeal | £170,554 | £175,671 |
| High Court Judges | £150,878 | £155,404 |
| Senior Circuit Judges Specialist Circuit Judges | £122,139 | £125,803 |
| Circuit Judges Senior District Judge of the Family Division | £113,121 | £116,515 |
| Regional Chairman Appeal Tribunals Members, Lands Tribunals | £108,850 | £112,116 |
| District Judges (Civil) District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) |
£90,760 | £93,483 |
Judicial Pensions
J3 On appointment, all salaried holders of judicial office automatically become members of the judicial pension scheme. However, membership is not compulsory and a judicial office holder may opt out of the scheme.
J4 Judicial office holders in England and Wales appointed before 31 March 1995 generally became members of one of the schemes established under the Judicial Pensions Act 1981. Separate legislation applied to some members of the judiciary in Scotland and Northern Ireland. All members of the judiciary initially appointed to judicial office on or after 31 March are members of the scheme established under the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.
J5 Staff within Legal and Judicial Services Group deal with all enquires from members of the scheme about the administration of the judicial pension schemes or their own personal position. When pension benefits become payable, on retirement or death of a judicial office holder, the pension award is calculated and made and the necessary arrangements are made for payment. Until April 2003 staff only dealt with judicial office holders who sit in courts and tribunals administered by the Department for Constitutional Affairs, however, since then the Department has taken over responsibility for dealing with the administration of pensions for judiciary in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Trade and Industry and the Department of Health.
Judicial Pensions Administration
J6 Since 1 April 2003 the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) has been responsible for the administration, accounting and financial arrangements of the Judicial Pension Scheme. This includes judicial office-holders within courts and/or Tribunals administered by five departments apart from the DCA: the Justice Department of the Scottish Executive, the Northern Ireland Court Service, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry. Further details on the operation of the Judicial Pensions Scheme are set out the Scheme's Statement of Accounts for 2003-04 which were published in December 2004.
Retirements
J7 81 judicial office-holders within the administrative ambit of the former Lord Chancellor's Department ceased to hold office during 2003-2004 and 52 judicial office-holders ceased to hold office during 2004-2005.
Of these numbers, the table below shows those that died in service/office:
| 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Death in Office of Lord Justice of Appeal | - | 1 |
| Death in Office of High Court Judge | 1 | |
| Death in Service of a Senior/Specialist Circuit Judge | 1 | 1 |
| Death in Service of Circuit Judges | 3 | 1 |
| Death in Service of Supreme Court Master | 1 | - |
| Death in Service of Immigration Adjudicator | 1 | - |
| Death in Service of District Judge | - | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 4 |
J8 There were also 7 medical retirements in 2003/2004 and 2 medical retirements in 2004/2005. The remaining retirements were either at the request of the judicial office-holder concerned or because he or she had reached his or her compulsory retirement date.
These are detailed in the table below:
| Retirements | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Lords of Appeal in Ordinary | 3 | - |
| Lord Justices of Appeal | 3 | - |
| High Court Judges | 3 | 6 |
| Senior Circuit Judges | 2 | 1 |
| Circuit Judges | 36 | 22 |
| Senior District Judge (PRFD) | 1 | - |
| District Judges | 11 | 12 |
| District Judges (PRFD) | - | 1 |
| District Judges (Magistrates Court) | 2 | 2 |
| Chancery Master | - | 1 |
| Vice Judge Advocate General | - | 1 |
| Taxing Master (Costs Judge) | 1 | - |
| Registrar of Criminal Appeals | 1 | - |
| Social Security and Child Support Commissioner | 1 | - |
| Immigration Adjudicators | 3 | - |
| Total | 67 | 46 |
J9 For the non DCA administered judiciary we have processed 17 such awards for 2003/2004 and 22 such awards for 2004/2005 which are detailed in the table below:
| 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | ||
| Retirements of Inner House Judges of the Court of Session | - | 2 |
| Death in service Lands Tribunal (Scotland) | 1 | 1 |
| Retirements of Sheriffs | 5 | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | ||
| Retirement of a Lord Justice of Appeal | - | 1 |
| Retirement of a County Court Judge | - | 1 |
| Death in service County Court Judge | 1 | 1 |
| Medical Retirement of a Resident Magistrate | - | 1 |
| Employment Tribunals | ||
| Retirements | 6 | 3 |
| Appeals Service | ||
| Medical Retirement | 1 | 1 |
| Retirements | 3 | 2 |
| Corporation of London | ||
| Death in Service of a Recorder of London | - | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 22 |
Judicial Terms and Conditions
J10 On appointment, salaried judicial office holders are issued Memorandas of Appointment, which are comprehensive compendiums of their terms of appointment and conditions of service. The Department continues to harmonise, as far as possible and appropriate, the terms of appointment and conditions of service for all levels of the judiciary and to reflect those terms within the Memoranda.
J11 The report of the Working Group on Salaried Part-TIme Working was accepted by Ministers and the senior judiciary in summer 2004 and, with effect from 1 April 2005, part-time judicial office has become a possibility for all judicial office holders below High Court level. Prior to this date part-time working was available only to office holders on appointment and only at district judge (Civil;) and Tribunal level.
J12 The Department is currently considering the feasibility and viability of a scheme for extended leave in the manner of a career break.
The Magistracy
How the system works
M1 Magistrates are volunteers drawn from all walks of life. They are not legally qualified but are given appropriate training to undertake their duties. They usually sit in panels of three and are advised on matters of law by legally qualified clerks. Magistrates deal with over 95% of all criminal cases. They also decide many civil matters, particularly in relation to family work, hear licensing applications and deal with requests for warrants for arrest and search.
Applications and appointments in 2004-2005
M2 Tables giving breakdown of the magistracy in England and Wales, including the Duchy of Lancaster, by age, gender and ethnic origin will be published on the DCA website at a later date.
M3 In all, 2970 people (1529 men and 1441 women) were appointed as magistrates between 1 April 2004- 30 September 2005 including appointments in the Duchy of Lancaster. Of these, 246 were of minority ethnic origin, that is 8.3% of the total number of new appointments.
M4 The tables below show the number of men and women appointed since 1998 and the number of people of minority ethnic origin appointed since 1995. The figures until 2000 are for calendar years and from then onwards for financial years. The figures for 2004-2005 cover the period 1 April 2004 until 30 September 2005. More detailed figures for appointments including those in the Duchy of Lancaster can be found below* [Tables not presently available. These will be published on the DCA website at a later date].
| Year | 1998 | 1998/1999 | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | 2001/2002 | 2002/2003 | 2003/2004 | 2004/2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 816 | 654 | 692 | 703 | 763 | 714 | 777 | 909 |
| Women | 793 | 624 | 731 | 633 | 711 | 696 | 701 | 857 |
| Total | 1609 | 1278 | 1423 | 1366 | 1474 | 1410 | 1478 | 1766 |
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1998/ 1999 | 1999/ 2000 | 2000/ 2001 | 2001/ 2002 | 2002/ 2003 | 2003/ 2004 | 2004/ 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minority ethnic appointments as % of total | 6% | 6.50% | 6.50% | 6.50% | 7.60% | 8.60% | 9.30% | 8.50% | 8.20% | 8.50% | 8.15% |
Summary Tables for period 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005
Group A Summary Tables - Total applications, interviews, appointments and reserve list applicants
Group B Summary Tables - Total appointments from the reserve list
Group C Summary Tables - Total courts applications, interviews and appointments and reserve list applicants
Group D Summary Tables - Total tribunal applications, interviews and appointments and reserve list applicants
Group E Summary Tables - Total tribunal - legal appointments
Group F Summary Tables - Total tribunal - non-legal appointments
Summary Tables for period 1 April 2005 to 30 September 2005
Group G Summary Tables - Total applications, interviews and appointments and reserve list applicants
Group H Summary Tables - Total appointments from the reserve list
Summary Tables for period 1 April 2004 to 30 September 2005
Group I Summary Tables - Total applications, interviews and appointments, reserve list applicants
Group J Summary Tables - Total appointments from the reserve list
Competitions in April 2004 to March 2005
Table 1: High Court Judges
Table 2: Circuit Judge North Eastern 2003/2004
Table 3: Circuit Judge Northern 2003/2004
Table 4: Circuit Judge Wales and Chester 2003/2004
Table 5: Community Justice Judge, Liverpool
Table 6: Circuit Judge Mercantile (London)
Table 7: Recorder Competition 2004/2005 South Eastern Circuit
Table 8: Recorder Competition 2004/2005 Midland Circuit
Table 9: Recorder Competition 2004/2005 Western Circuit
Table 10: Recorder Competition 2004/2005 Wales & Chester Circuit
Table 11: Recorder Competition 2004/2005 Northern Circuit
Table 12: Recorder Competition 2004/2005 North Eastern Circuit
Table 13: Chancery Master
Table 14: Deputy District Judge (Magistrates Court)
Table 15: Training of the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal
Table 16: Deputy President of the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal
Table 17: Designated Immigration Judge (Asylum & Immigration Tribunal)
Table 18: Fee-paid (Part-time) Chairman of Information Tribunal 2004
Table 19: Deputy Fee-paid (Part-time) Chairman of Information Tribunal 2004*
Table 20: Fee-paid Arbitrator Under The Motor Insurers' Bureau Untraced Drivers Agreement
Table 21: Fee-paid Legally Qualified Panel Member in the Appeal Tribunals
Table 22: Fee-paid Disability Qualified Panel Member in the Appeal Tribunals
Table 23: Fee-paid Medically Qualified Panel Member in the Appeal Tribunals (Specialist)
Table 24: Fee-paid Medically Qualified Panel Member in the Appeal Tribunals (Non Specialist)
Table 25: Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces
Table 26: Valuer Chairman of the Rent Assessment Panel
Table 27: Lawyer Chairman of the Rent Assessment Panel
Table 28: Fee-paid Lawyer Chairman of Rent Assessment Panel (Wales)
Table 29: Fee-paid Chairman of Employment Tribunals
Table 30: Fee-paid Road User Charging Adjudicators
Table 31: Fee-paid Legal Chairman of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal 2004
* 4 Deputy Chairmen were appointed within the competition for Chairman of the Information Tribunal
Competitions between 1 April 2005 - 30 September 2005
Table 32: Senior Circuit Judge at Southwark Crown Court
Table 33: Circuit Judge Central Criminal Court
Table 34: Appointment to the Office of Common Serjeant at Central Criminal Court
Table 35: Designated Civil Judge Cardiff 2005 - Wales
Table 36: Recorder Competition Western Circuit
Table 37: District Judge Magistrates 2005/6
Table 38: District Judge Magistrates 2002/3*
Table 39: District Judge Civil 2005/6
Table 40: Deputy District Judge 2005/6
Table 41: Fee-paid chairmen of Employment Tribunal
Table 42: Fee-paid medical members Pensions Appeal Tribunal
Table 43: Fee-paid service members of Pensions Appeal Tribunal
Table 44: Fee-paid medical members Mental Health Review Tribunal
* Deferred appointment
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