Forthcoming selection exercises
Below is our programme of selection exercises for 2012-2013. Please be aware that the scheduled advertisement dates for these selection exercises are provisional and subject to change*. Please check back regularly to see if the selection exercise you are interested in remains in the programme or if the launch date or number of vacancies has changed.
Please also be aware that application forms will not be made available for these exercises until the launch date.
The Longer Term Programme provides a longer-term view which supplements this programme of selection exercises. It details the cycle of major exercises and is intended to enable you to plan your judicial career more effectively. Click here to view.
*The selection exercise programme is agreed with the Ministry of Justice every year and comprises the essential selection exercises needed to fill judicial vacancies forecast by Her Majesty's Court Service, Tribunals Service and other tribunals. Some changes to requirements in-year are inevitable as forecasting can not be an exact science.
Fee-paid Medical Member First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)
Expected to Launch : February 2012
Number of vacancies: 155
Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)
Expected to Launch : March 2012
Number of vacancies: 145
Salaried Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)
Expected to Launch : April 2012
Number of vacancies: One
Fee-paid Chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Expected to Launch : June 2012
Number of vacancies: Three
Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Health Education and Social Care Chamber (HESC) (Mental Health) and of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) for Wales
Expected to Launch : July 2012
Number of vacancies: 15 HESC and 10 MHRT
Fee-paid Lay Member of the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber
Expected to Launch : August 2012
Number of vacancies: Three
Salaried Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)
Expected to Launch : September 2012
Number of vacancies: 30
Fee-paid Disability Member of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber)
Expected to Launch : October 2012
Number of vacancies: 150
Fee-paid Specialist Lay Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health Education and Social Care Chamber (HESC) (Mental Health) and of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) for Wales
Expected to Launch : November 2012
Number of vacancies: 20 HESC and 10 MHRT
Salaried Surveyor Member of the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber
Expected to Launch : December 2012
Number of vacancies: One
Fee-paid Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)
Expected to Launch : January 2013
Number of vacancies: tbc
Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
Expected to Launch : January 2013
Number of vacancies: 10
Fee-paid Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Health Education and Social Care Chamber (HESC) (Mental Health) and of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) for Wales
Expected to Launch : February 2013
Number of vacancies: 40 HESC and 10 MHRT