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Judiciary of England and Wales

Index Judiciary of England and Wales

There are various levels of judiciary in England and Wales — different types of courts have different styles of judges. [1]

47 relations: Access to Justice Act 1999, Appellate court, Barrister, Chancellor of the High Court, Circuit judge (England and Wales), Constitutional Reform Act 2005, County court, Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales), Courts Act 1971, Courts Act 2003, Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, Courts of England and Wales, Diversity (politics), Evidence Regulation, Hague Evidence Convention, Hague Service Convention, Hierarchy, High Court of Justice, Judge, Judicial independence, Judicial titles in England and Wales, Judiciaries of the United Kingdom, Justice of the peace, Law of the United Kingdom, Law report, List of judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Magistrates' court (England and Wales), Master of the Rolls, Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom), Office of Public Sector Information, President of the Family Division, President of the Queen's Bench Division, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Queen's Bench, Queen's Remembrancer, Recorder (judge), Registrar (law), Senior Courts Act 1981, Service Regulation, Statute, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Tribunals in the United Kingdom, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, Youth justice in England and Wales.

Access to Justice Act 1999

Access to Justice Act 1999 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court, court of appeals (American English), appeal court (British English), court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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Barrister

A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Chancellor of the High Court

The Chancellor of the High Court is the head of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.

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Circuit judge (England and Wales)

Circuit judges are judges in England and Wales who sit in the Crown Court, county courts and certain specialized sub-divisions of the High Court of Justice, such as the Technology and Construction Court.

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Constitutional Reform Act 2005

The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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County court

A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of county courts held by the High Sheriff of each county.

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Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal (COA, formally "Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in England") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Court of Appeal judge (England and Wales)

A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice and the Crown Court, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales.

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Courts Act 1971

The Courts Act 1971 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (c 23) the purpose of which was to reform and modernise the courts system of England and Wales.

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Courts Act 2003

The Courts Act 2003 (c.39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom implementing many of the recommendations in Sir Robin Auld's (a Court of Appeal judge) in England and Wales (also known as the "Auld Review").

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Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the legal profession and Courts of England and Wales.

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Courts of England and Wales

The Courts of England and Wales, supported administratively by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales.

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Diversity (politics)

In sociology and political studies, diversity is the degree of differences in identifying features among the members of a purposefully defined group, such as any group differences in racial or ethnic classifications, age, gender, religion, philosophy, physical abilities, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, intelligence, mental health, physical health, genetic attributes, personality, behavior or attractiveness.

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Evidence Regulation

Council Regulation (EC) No.

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Hague Evidence Convention

The Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters—more commonly referred to as the Hague Evidence Convention—is a multilateral treaty which was drafted under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCPIL).

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Hague Service Convention

The Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, more commonly called the Hague Service Convention, is a multilateral treaty which was adopted in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 15 November 1965 by member states of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

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Hierarchy

A hierarchy (from the Greek hierarchia, "rule of a high priest", from hierarkhes, "leader of sacred rites") is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) in which the items are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another A hierarchy can link entities either directly or indirectly, and either vertically or diagonally.

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High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

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Judicial independence

Judicial independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other branches of government.

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Judicial titles in England and Wales

The Judiciary of England and Wales contains many levels, based on the court in which the judge sits.

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Judiciaries of the United Kingdom

The judiciary of the United Kingdom are the separate judiciaries of the three legal systems in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Law of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has three legal systems, each of which applies to a particular geographical area.

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Law report

Law reports or reporters are series of books that contain judicial opinions from a selection of case law decided by courts.

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List of judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

This is a list of judges 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.

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Lord Chancellor

The Lord Chancellor, formally the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest ranking among those Great Officers of State which are appointed regularly in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking even the Prime Minister.

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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales.

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Magistrates' court (England and Wales)

In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which holds trials for summary offences and preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

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Master of the Rolls

The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second-most senior judge in England and Wales after the Lord Chief Justice, and serves as President of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal and Head of Civil Justice.

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Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is a ministerial department of the British Government headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (a combined position).

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Office of Public Sector Information

The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) is the body responsible for the operation of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) and of other public information services of the United Kingdom.

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President of the Family Division

The President of the Family Division is the head of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales and Head of Family Justice.

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President of the Queen's Bench Division

The President of the Queen's Bench Division is the head of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.

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Queen's Bench

The Queen's Bench (or, during the reign of a male monarch, the King's Bench, Cour du banc du Roi) is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms.

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Queen's Remembrancer

The Queen's Remembrancer (or King's Remembrancer) is an ancient judicial post in the legal system of England and Wales.

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Recorder (judge)

A Recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales and some other common law jurisdictions.

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Registrar (law)

The registrar is a Chief Executive officer of a judicial forum.

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Senior Courts Act 1981

The Senior Courts Act 1981 (c.54), originally named the Supreme Court Act 1981, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Service Regulation

Council Regulation (EC) No.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the supreme court in all matters under English and Welsh law, Northern Irish law and Scottish civil law.

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Tribunals in the United Kingdom

The tribunal system of the United Kingdom is part of the national system of administrative justice with tribunals classed as non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).

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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Youth justice in England and Wales

Youth justice system in England and Wales comprises the organs and processes that are used to prosecute, convict and punish persons under 18 years of age who commit criminal offences.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_England_and_Wales

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