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![]() His Honour Judge Mark Anthony Horton, a District and Community Relations Judge, has helped with the filming of The Blunt Truth, an offshoot of the Insight Programme with Avon and Somerset police. It’s part of a series of programmes to tackle violence including knife crime, recognising that violence is a preventable consequence of a range of risk factors. |
Talking about neurodiversity helps everyone to understand it better
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Coffee and Careers: Meet the Judges for #JusticeWeek2021
Click here to watch three of our judges and a magistrate feature on a live streamed YouTube event, hosted by New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership. The panel spoke openly about their roles and provided some interesting insights into the world of the justice system. |
International Women’s Day 2021 We were privileged to be able to speak with Senior U.S District Judge Loretta Preska and ask her some questions about her life and work as a judge. During her time on the bench Judge Preska has presided over many notable civil and criminal cases in her home county of the Unites States. Click here to watch the full interview. We had the opportunity to speak with Judge Nallini Pathmanathan of the Federal Court of Malaysia about her work as a judge and her experience as a woman in the judiciary. |
Master McCloud on LGBTQ+ History Month 2020
Click here to watch our interview with Master Victoria McCloud, where she talks about being the first known openly trans judge and shares her thoughts on the importance of celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month.
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This LGBTQ+ History Month we sat down with Her Honour Judge Sarah Venn. Click here to watch our interview where we discussed changes to LGBTQ+ attitudes, role models and the importance of LGBTQ+ History Month. The cufflinks at the end of the clip are the judges own 🌈 |
Interview with young magistrates Ibrahim and Kayleigh
Listen to magistrates Ibrahim and Kayleigh talk about what made them want to apply, what skills they have learned and what they would say to someone thinking of taking on the role.
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Efficiency and safety at Sheffield Crown Court
His Honour Judge Jeremy Richardson QC, The Recorder of Sheffield shares how collaboration and planning have made Sheffield Crown Court COVID-19 secure.
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A report by the Family Solutions Group, entitled What about me?: Reframing Support for Families following Parental Separation, has been published.
President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, said: “This report brings together the various lines of thinking of recent years aimed at finding a better way to achieve good co-parenting between separated parents. It is an important and impressive document. You can see a webinar associated with the report online.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Interview with District Tribunal Judge Rachael Vasmer
Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities we spoke to Rachael Vasmer who is a district tribunal judge based in Shrewsbury, and an above-knee amputee. We talked about her professional journey, challenges she has faced due to her disability, and advice she would give to others.
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A day in the life of a Circuit Judge
Click here to watch a day in the life of His Honour Judge Mukerjee, who sits at Birmingham Crown Court as a circuit judge. |
Judge helps students stay safe and learn about the courts
HHJ Mark Horton, who has devised a Judicial Awareness Course, successfully delivered it to students at Merchants Academy in Withywood, Bristol as part of National inclusion Week. |
The Modern Judiciary: Relaunch of online course
The course will start from 29 June for five weeks, and participants can register online.
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Launch of the new magistrate’s recruitment online resource
As part of the on-going work to improve the recruitment of magistrates, we have launched a new magistrate landing page. |
Magistrates
Magistrates, or Justices of the Peace as they are also known, are judicial office holders who serve in Magistrates’ Courts throughout England and Wales. All magistrates sit in courts as panels of three, mixed in gender, age, ethnicity etc . All three have equal decision-making powers but only one, the chair, will speak in court and preside over the proceedings. |
My experience of a socially distanced trial
His Honour Judge Anthony Potter shares his experience of presiding over a socially distanced trial at Warwick Crown Court.
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First 100 Years: celebrating the impact of pioneering women magistrates
Descendants of the first female magistrates in Leicestershire and Rutland will join in the centenary celebrations of women entering the law. |
Supporting the justice system from home
As we continue to find out how judicial office holders are adjusting to new ways of working during the Coronavirus pandemic, Ben Yallop, who is a magistrate in North Hampshire, describes his experience of sentencing from home. |
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![]() Magistrates Association marks first ever Young Magistrates Conference. On Saturday 9 February, the Magistrates Association’s Young Magistrates Special Interest Group (YMSIG) held its first ever national conference to celebrate the contribution of young magistrates. The aim of the conference was to create a space to celebrate and explore the role of young magistrates and provide networking and training opportunities.
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![]() ‘Anyone who thinks being a judge might be for them, but perhaps thinks that their face might not fit because of their social background, this is the programme that will change that.’ DHCJ John Kimbell on the Deputy High Court S9 (4) programme. |
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Mrs Justice Thornton : pride and prejudice – why women need to be at the heart of the rule of law![]() |
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District Judge Etherington talks about judges having to develop new skills to help the people in their court![]() |
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