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level: Judiciary

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level questions: Judiciary

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Who is a District Judge?The lowest level of the judiciary. A judge with at least seven years of advocates experience before appointment.
Who is a Circuit Judge?A judge ..."who preside at [the second level]. The minimum qualification for appointment as a circuit judge is 10 years' advocacy practice, together with experience as a district judge." - ACCA
Who is a High Court Judge?A judge..."whose minimum professional experience is significant experience as a High Court advocate and/or service as a circuit judge for at least two years." - ACCA
Who is an Appeal Court Judge?A judge..."selected from the ranks of the High Court judges. They include the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (LCJ); and a number of formally appointed "Lords Justices of Appeal" (the abbreviation of the title being LJ if singular and LJJ if plural)." - ACCA
Who are the Justices of the Supreme Court?Judges..."appointed from each jurisdiction of the UK in recognition of their superior expertise as High Court and/or Court of Appeal judges." -ACCA
What is the duty of a judge in England and Wales?"To identify, interpret and apply both case law and statute." - ACCA
What does ratio decidendi mean?"The specific legal reasoning behind the decision." - ACCA