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Applications are sought from a wide range of candidates, including those who are not currently full-time judges, and those who will increase the diversity of the UKSC. Applicants are invited to submit a personal statement, examples of their previous work, and details of independent assessors.
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Oct 4, 2019 · The procedure for appointing a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is governed by Sections 25 to 31 and Schedule 8, of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, as amended by the Crime and Courts Act 2013. This note sets out a brief resume of the process. Appointments of Justices (PDF)
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Feb 11, 2022 · The Supreme Court is required by statute to have judges with a knowledge of, and experience of practice in, the law of each part of the United Kingdom. The appointments process will be overseen by an independent selection commission, convened by the Lord Chancellor under rules set by Parliament.
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are the judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom other than the president and the deputy president of the court. The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases from the jurisdictions of England and Wales and Northern Ireland .
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This is a list of justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom since its creation on 1 October 2009 upon the transfer to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom of the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
Judicial accountability and independence. Judicial appointments. Since April 2006, judicial appointments have been the responsibility of an independent Judicial Appointments Commission. Before this appointments were made on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, who was a Government Minister.