Judiciary Mini quiz

1.) Describe the role of a recorder?
* Recorders sit as a judge for 20 days a year and continue to practice as a solicitor or a barrister for the rest of their time.


2.)To become a District Judge in the Magistrates court how long would the qualification be to complete before apppointment by the Lord Chancellor?
* 7 year qualification

3.) What is the job title called for the Head of the House of Lords?
* Lord Chancellor

4.) The Lord Chief Justice is second only to whom in the Judicial Heirarchy/
* Lord Chancellor

5.) Superior Judges are those that sit where? Name two possible courts they could sit at?
*House of lords
*High court (3 divisions) Queens bench division also sit in Crown court.

6.) Inferior Judges are those that sit where? name two possible courts they could sit at?
*Crown Court
*County Court
*Magistrates court (Only in major cities/towns like London)

7.) Since the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993, at what age do all Judges now have to retire?
*70 unless authorisation is given to continue past this.

8.) The theory of seperation of powers requires what exactly?
* That individuals should not be members of more than one 'arm of state'. In Great Britain this is mostly the case as the three bits of the state are generally seperated but there is some overlap as the Lord Chancellor is involved in the three functions of the state.

9.) Who is the Attorney General?
* The governments cheif legal advisor

10.) Who is the Solicitor general?
* The deputy to the AttorneY General