Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Pre-Application Seminar 2025
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in January to recruit Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts).
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 16 January 2025 from 5-6pm.
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and provide up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear from the Chief Magistrate and a serving Deputy District Judge and District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts).
Who should attend?
Judicial office holders and practitioners from all backgrounds who have five years’ legal post qualification experience are welcome to attend.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates, solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives). Training will be provided for all appointed.
More information about Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) is available on the judicial website.
Further information
Details of future vacancies can be found on the JAC’s website, where you can also sign up for alerts for this recruitment campaign.
For any queries regarding the recruitment campaign/selection exercise, please contact the JAC selection exercise team DDJMC234@judicialappointments.gov.uk
For any queries regarding the pre-application seminar, please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk
Please note that although the Judicial Office will be running the pre-application seminar, the actual recruitment campaign is being done and led by the Judicial Appointments Commission.
If you wish to join the seminar, please register on the Judicial Careers Portal.