Judicial careers

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• Appointments and diversity

  Find out more about appointments and increasing judicial diversity

• Becoming a judge

  Find out more about what makes a good judge

• Becoming a magistrate

  Find out what it takes to become a magistrate and how to apply

• Becoming a Tribunal Judge

  The criteria for becoming a tribunal judge and how to apply for a role

• Judicial applications: support pathways for candidates

  Learn about the formal support available to eligible people interested in applying to join the judiciary

• Judicial Careers Portal

  Bringing together information and resource on judicial roles

• Judicial Mentoring Scheme

  Read the latest updates on the Judicial Mentoring Scheme

• Judicial Progression Charts (Courts and Tribunals)

  Progression Charts show how legal professionals and judicial members can progress within the judiciary for England and Wales

• Judicial Work Shadowing Scheme

  Read the latest updates on the Judicial Work Shadowing and Judicial Mentoring Schemes

• Terms of service

  Information about judicial salaries, expenses, working hours, training and appointments

• Videos: District Judges talk about their work

  Thinking of applying to become a District Judge? Find out more about the experience of serving judges

• Videos: Judges talk about their judicial careers

  Read these stories of people who have become judges