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English judges have been increasingly subject to criticism in recent years. Examine their background, appointment, status and functions, explain and assess the validity of these criticisms.
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English judges have been increasingly subject to criticism in recent years. Examine their background, appointment, status and functions, explain and assess the validity of these criticisms. Judges are professional people who get paid for what the do, they do in fact perform a variety of tasks depending on the case in hand and what position in the judicial hierarchy they hold. The hierarchy of judges ranges from being the chair of a tribunal to the Lord Chancellor or the Lord Chief Justice. There is a strong stereotype with regard to judges; they are thought to be old, conservative, well-educated, white men. To become a judge you have to have been a solicitor or a barrister for at least seven years. Then you have to be a recorder (trainee judge) for three years. The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 made it easier for junior judges to move into the higher...
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