lay magistrates

• Who are lay magistrates?

  Magistrates are unpaid, part-time judges in Magistrate's Courts.
• Around how many magistrates are there?

  17,500
• What are another name for magistrates?

  Justices of Peace
• How many magistrates sit as bench to hear cases?

  2 or 3
• How often do magistrates have to sit in a year?

  At least 26 half days
• How much do magistrates get paid?

  They don't get paid as they are volunteers, but expenses are paid for them.