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Magistrates Magistrates play an important part in the English court system. There organisation was reformed under the, "police and magistrates courts Act 1994". They are run by the Lord Chancellor. There are about 30,000 lay magistrates trying over one million cases and 20 times the number tried in Crown Courts. Magistrates are appointed by the Lord Chancellor on recommendation from voluntary groups such as, "trade unions local political parties, and other organisation. However individuals also can put their name forward personally. The qualification needed to become a magistrate include: - Magistrates must be under 65 and live within 15 miles of the area for which they act. - In practice magistrates must be able to devote on average of half a day, a week to the task. There also few people who are excluded to become a magistrate these people are: - Police officers, traffic wardens and members of the armed forces. - Those...

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