County Courts Act 1984

[F1 5 Judges of the county court E+W

(1) A person is a judge of the county court if the person—

(a) is a Circuit judge,

(b) is a district judge (which, by virtue of section 8(1C), here includes a deputy district judge appointed under section 8), or

(c) is within subsection (2),

F2 ...

(2) A person is within this subsection (and so, by virtue of subsection (1)(c), is a judge of the county court) if the person—

(a) is the Lord Chief Justice,

(b) is the Master of the Rolls,

(c) is the President of the Queen's Bench Division,

(d) is the President of the Family Division,

(e) is the Chancellor of the High Court,

(f) is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court),

(g) is the Senior President of Tribunals,

(h) is a puisne judge of the High Court,

(i) is a deputy judge of the High Court,

(j) is the Judge Advocate General,

(k) is a Recorder,

(l) is a person who holds an office listed—

(i) in the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court masters etc), or

(ii) in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court masters etc),

(m) is a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of that Act,

(n) is a Chamber President, or a Deputy Chamber President, of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal or of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal,

(o) is a judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007,

(p) is a transferred-in judge of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act),

(q) is a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, or section 31(2) of, that Act),

(r) is a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts),

(s) is a person appointed under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to the Judge Advocate General),

(t) is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007,

(u) is a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act), or

(v) is a member of a panel of Employment Judges established for England and Wales or for Scotland.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 5 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 4; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

F2 Words in s. 5(1) omitted (10.3.2022 for specified purposes, 1.10.2022 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(c), Sch. 4 para. 6(2); S.I. 2022/1014, reg. 2(d) (with reg. 3)