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Christina Ware January 13th, 2003. Essay 5b) Compare and Comment on the Selection of Magistrates and Juries Approximately 1,500 new lay magistrates are appointed each year. The appointments are generally made by the Lord Chancellor on behalf of the Queen. The Lord Chancellor obtains advice and recommendations from ninety-four local selection committees. Lay Magistrates must live within fifteen miles of the court that they are assigned to so that they have local knowledge of the area. People in the community who want to become lay magistrates can also reply to advertisements or otherwise be selected after a recommendation because of their contribution to the local life. Local selection committees consider the gender, ethnic origin, occupation, and political views of local magistrates; one of their aims is to keep a balance of different people of the bench. On the other hand, juries are selected by a different method. Instead of being invited (as...

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