The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is an independent commission that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
We select candidates for judicial office on merit, through fair and open competition, from the widest range of eligible candidates.
We were set up in order to maintain and strengthen judicial independence by taking responsibility for selecting candidates for judicial office out of the hands of the Lord Chancellor and making the appointments process clearer and more accountable.
The judicial appointments for which the JAC makes selections are set out in Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
New hires at Judicial Appointments Commission
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Selection Panel Member
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Leicestershire Constabulary, Assistant Chief Constable
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Judicial Appointments Commissoner
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Magistrates Association, Vice President - Immediate Past Chairman
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Selection Panel Member / Chair
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GatenbySanderson, Board Director & Company Secretary
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