The Judicial Appointments Commission is inviting applications for appointment to the office of Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate).

Reference: 0484
Salary: £138,548
Closing date for applications: 1 July 2010

Only serving District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) are eligible to apply.

The office of Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate) is a demanding judicial leadership and management role. There is a requirement to be on call for sensitive and high profile cases, terrorist cases and extradition cases, sometimes at unsociable hours.

The Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate) currently has responsibility for:

• hearing many of the sensitive, long or complex cases and in particular extradition and special jurisdiction cases
• supporting and guiding District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) colleagues and securing their co-operation
• liaising with the senior judiciary and Presiding Judges on matters relating to Magistrates' Courts and District Judges of the Magistrates' Courts.

The candidate Information Pack includes the full current job description. It also describes the selection process and includes important information on how to prepare an application.

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The Judicial Appointments Commission selects candidates for judicial office. It does so on merit, through fair and open competition, from the widest range of eligible candidates.

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Terms & Conditions. The Ministry of Justice has issued a revised set of Terms and Conditions for the office of Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate). These replace the set previously available from the JAC website.