Tag Archives: judicial appointments
Kate Malleson: Taking the politics out of judicial appointments?
Seven years after the judicial appointments process was completely refashioned under the provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (CRA), the system is being looked at again. In November, the Ministry of Justice issued a consultation paper on ‘Judicial Appointments … Continue reading
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News: Ministry of Justice consultation on judicial appointments and diversity
The Ministry of Justice has this morning published a consultation paper “Appointments and Diversity: A Judiciary for the 21st Century” (CP19/2011). It seeks views on transferring the Lord Chancellor’s decision-making powers to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales … Continue reading
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Kate Malleson: Judicial views on the selection process for senior judges
The President of the Supreme Court, Lord Phillips, gave evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee¹s inquiry into the judicial appointments process last week. He argued against the introduction of any form of parliamentary hearings for Justices of the … Continue reading
Robert Hazell and Kate Malleson: Increasing democratic accountability in the appointment of senior judges
The Lords Constitutional Committee’s inquiry into the judicial appointments process has asked what role should be played by the executive and Parliament in the appointments process of the senior judiciary. The case for enhancing the input of both branches of … Continue reading
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