Part I Constitution and Administration
Judges
5F1Judges of the county court
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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),
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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.