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Lay magistrates There are two types of magistrates; lay magistrates and stipendiary magistrates. Lay magistrates are also known as æLay JusticesÆ or æJustices of the PeaceÆ (JPs). Lay Magistrates are the more common type of magistrates. There are over 60,000 lay magistrates in England and Wales. Lay Magistrates are considered to be very important as 97% of court cases begin and end in MagistratesÆ Courts. A Lord Chancellor, who recently reiterated the importance of Magistrates, said, "To sit as a lay justice is to accept a major civic responsibility and I regard the maintenance of high morale within the lay magistracy as an important policy objective". For this reason it is imperative that the selection of lay magistrates be carried with the utmost care. In order to become a lay magistrate, there are number of criteria that need to be fulfilled. The first criterion which lay magistrates are required to meet...

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