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There are two main types of judges; these are inferior judges and superior judges
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Judges Exam - Jan 2003 5a). There are two main types of judges; these are inferior judges and superior judges. The Lord Chancellor plays a crucial role in the appointment of all judges. The selection and appointment procedure for district judges, recorders and circuit judges is broadly the same. Suitably qualified candidates apply to the Judicial Appointments Department of the Lord Chancellor's Department (LCD) in response to an advertisement. References are taken up, and wider 'secret surroundings' are carried out by officials within the LCD. A shortlist is prepared and those candidates are interviewed by a panel of three - a circuit judge, an official from the Judicial Appointment Department and a lay member. The interview panel recommends candidates to the Lord Chancellor, who then makes the appointment. To become a High Court Judge, candidates may either apply in response to an advertisement or be invited by the Lord Chancellor to consider the...
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