102Appointment and assignment of judges.N.I.
[F1(1)Her Majesty may appoint a qualified person to be a judge.]
(2)A judge shall sit in the county court in accordance with directions given by the[F2Lord Chief Justice].
(3)A judge may, in accordance with such directions, sit as a judge [F3in any county court] .
(4)Subject to sub-sections (2) and (3), the[F2Lord Chief Justice] [F4may assign a judge to one or more division] and may from time to time vary any such assignment.
(5)The judge[F5, or (if more than one) one of the judges,] assigned to the division which is or includes—
(a)the area of the city of Belfast shall be styled the Recorder of Belfast;
(b)the area of the city of Londonderry shall be styled the Recorder of Londonderry.]
F6[(6)In this Act “judge” means a county court judge, that is to say a judge appointed under this section.] [F7and “division” means an administrative court division specified under section 2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 for all or the residual purposes of a county court.]
F1S. 102(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), ss. 2(4), 5(7)(a), Sch. 5 para. 1; S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F2Words in s. 102(2)(4) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 5 para. 8; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)
F3Words in s. 102(3) substituted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 51(a) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
F4Words in s. 102(4) substituted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 51(b) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
F5Words in s. 102(5) inserted (16.4.2007) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), ss. 85, 87, Sch. 12 para. 4(3); S.R. 2007/237, art. 2, Sch. para. 6(a)
F7Words in s. 102(6) inserted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 51(c) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)