Selection & appointment

• who can apply to be a lay magistrate?

  anyone
• How are positions chosen/done?

  advertised in local newspapers or radio stations

  candidates can put themselves forward

  be nominated by others
• Who are lay magistreates appointed by?

  Lord chief Justice
• Who has been Lord Chief Justice delegated by?

  Senior Presiding Judge
• How does Senior Presiding JUdge appoints people?

  based on recomandations from the Local Advisory Committee
• Who does the Local Advisory Committee consist of?

  existing and retired magistrates
• what is the role of Local Advisory Committee?

  interview candidates
• What happens in the first interview?

  they look at personal attributes, key qualities and attitudes
• What happenes at the second interview?

  look at judicial aptitude using case studies. background checks are made to ensure there is no conflict of interest
• What does the Local Advisory Committee consider?

  a person's sutability, number of vacancies and the composition of the bench broadely represents the community it serves
• What is the aim?

  attract a wide range of candidates with different backgrounds and experience