The independent Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) selects candidates for judicial office. It does so on merit, through fair and open competition, from the widest range of eligible candidates.
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3 July 2008
Salaried President of Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) 2008
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is now inviting applications for the post of Salaried President of Employment Tribunals for England and Wales. The closing date for applications is 24 July 2008.
2 July 2008
JAC responds to the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman Annual Report
The JAC welcomes the Ombudsman's valuable report.
We are pleased that the level of complaints he has received on judicial appointments is so low. During the period of the report we handled applications from more than 2,500 candidates for judicial office and he received only 21 complaints.
No complaints against the Judicial Appointments Commission were upheld. Of the 21 complaints to JACO, 20 were not upheld. Only one part of one claim was upheld, and that complaint was in relation to an older exercise not conducted by the JAC.
Judicial appointment selection exercises frequently attract large numbers of high quality candidates. Of the 27 completed exercises last year there were 2,535 applicants, 931 were shortlisted, and 458 selections were sent to the Lord Chancellor.
Sir John recognises that this process will lead to disappointment for most applicants. As he says: "unsuccessful applications [for judicial appointments] are nearly always due to the strength of the competition and are not the result of unfairness in the process".
Sir John also acknowledges how far the JAC goes to make sure selections are fair, saying: "I know the JAC goes to a great deal of trouble to try to set out in as much detail as possible how the process will work for each selection exercise and the standards against which candidates will be measured."
Please click here (or on the link above) to see the report in full.
1 July 2008
Fee Paid Judge of the First Tier Tax Chamber
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is now inviting applications for the post of Fee Paid Judge of the First Tier Tax Chamber of the new tribunals structure created by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (the TCE Act). The closing date for applications is 21 July 2008.
1 July 2008
Fee Paid Non-Legal Members of the First Tier Tax Chamber
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is now inviting applications for the post of Fee Paid Non-Legal Members of the First Tier Tax Chamber of the new tribunals structure created by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (the TCE Act). The closing date for applications is 21 July 2008.
1 July 2008
Salaried Judge of the First Tier Tax Chamber
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is now inviting applications for the post of Salaried Judge of the First Tier Tax Chamber of the new tribunals structure created by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (the TCE Act). The closing date for applications is 21 July 2008.
23 June 2008
Valuation Tribunal for England Part-time Salaried President 2008
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is now inviting applications for the post of Part-time Salaried President of the Valuation Tribunal for England. The closing date for applications is 14 July 2008.
16 June
JAC Evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
The JAC has submitted a paper in response to the Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill's call for evidence. This document can now be downloaded here. It responds only to those proposals which deal with the arrangements for making judicial appointments.
This paper builds on the views expressed in our response in January 2008 to the Government's consultation paper on judicial appointments.