Judicial Appointments Commission
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Jude Ellery
Deputy District Judge (Civil)
"I believe my firm is pleased to have someone with judicial experience because of the extra knowledge and understanding I have gained."
Clement Goldstone
Resident Senior Circuit Judge
"You have to be really hungry for the role. You are not simply being a Circuit Judge with a difference and paid a few extra thousand pounds per year."
Nick Wikeley
Salaried Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Chamber
"I do far more pure law now than I did as a professor - I had a large management role at the university"
David Pearl - day-in-the-life
Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Appeals Chamber
"This is an important decision. It is the first case in which the Upper Tribunal has over-turned a decision by the ISA."
Rabinder Singh
High Court (Queen's Bench Division)
"If you decide to apply for a judicial post you need to give very careful thought to your application form."
Edward Murray
Recorder (crime)
"What made a huge difference for me was the shadowing. I think that having some degree of court sense is helpful for the qualifying test too."
Sonia Proudman
High Court Judge (Chancery)
"It is a privilege to be a mover and shaker at the centre of things."
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Anne Molyneux
Circuit Judge (crime)
"There is no reason why it should not be the norm for solicitors to become circuit judges."
Olufemi Oluleye
Fee-paid Judge, First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber
"I started planning my move to become a judge three years ago."
Richard Wright
Deputy District Judge
"The 20 days a year that I sit are one of the most enjoyable parts of my professional life."
Dr Frank Holloway
Fee-paid Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, HESC (Mental Health)
"It is interesting and hopefully a beneficial way of using your existing skills and developing some new ones."
Marion Rickman
Fee-paid Legal Member of the Mental Health Tribunal
"Being involved as a judge full-time, improving standards and promulgating best practice, is very rewarding."
Gabrielle Jan Posner
Recorder
"For the application form itself, I used as many practical examples as I could."
Judith Gleeson
Senior Immigration Judge
"It is a fascinating, wonderful job."
Nicholas Parfitt
District Judge
"I enjoy the exposure I get to a much wider range of people and problems."
Dr Joan Rutherford
Salaried Member (Specialist Medical) of the First-tier Tribunal, HESC (Mental Health)
"It has been a big change leaving my work in the NHS, but a very good one."
Rhona Imrie
Disability Qualified Panel Member
"The role-play took me very much out of my comfort zone and gave a true account of how a tribunal should work"
Jane Coker
Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber
"In the period leading up to my interview, I read through whole cases relating to work I was doing"
Sherrilyn Warren
Salaried Employment Judge
"Right now, I couldn't be happier! The atmosphere is supportive and collegiate and we get on well."
Michael Fordham
Recorder
"For me, becoming a judge is more about vocation than ambition. It is a new way in which to contribute to the law."
Ian Ashley Smith
Deputy District Judge
"The key to a successful application for judicial office is preparation."
Simon Barker
Senior Circuit Judge
"The interview is challenging. The questions are probing. However, the style and atmosphere is designed to put the candidate at ease."
Navdeep Deol
Fee-paid Employment Judge
"I was unsuccessful in 2009 but was encouraged by solicitors and barristers who had been through this very competitive process to try again."
Lucy Theis
High Court Judge
"Speaking to people who have been through the selection procedures before can be extremely helpful."
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Hazel Oliver
Fee-paid Employment Judge
"LGBT individuals should definitely feel able to apply for judicial roles if they are interested in becoming a judge."
Sarah Jane Lynch
Recorder on the North Eastern Circuit specialising in family law
"I wanted a different challenge"
Gary Hickinbottom
High Court Judge
Gary Hickinbottom applied for his first salaried judging post after 20 years as a solicitor because he wanted a different role, making the decisions.
Joanna Wade
Salaried Employment Judge
"I am a person who is openly gay. I found the selection process - and since appointment find the tribunal - to be very inclusive."
Ray Singh
Recorder
Ray Singh, appointed a Recorder on the Northern Circuit in 2009, was only the second Asian solicitor to be appointed to the role.
Selection exercises open for application
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Forthcoming selection exercises
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Launches June 2012 Register your interest for Fee-paid Chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal
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Launches June 2012 Register your interest for District Judge (Magistrates' Court)
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Launches June 2012 Register your interest for Deputy Senior District Judge
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Launches June 2012 Register your interest for Fee-paid Lay Member of the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber
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Launches July 2012 Register your interest for Chamber President of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal
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