Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

31(1)In section 16(3) of the Courts Act 1971 (appointment of Circuit judges) for the words from “unless he is a barrister” to the end there shall be substituted “unless—

(a)he has a 10 year Crown Court or 10 year county court qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;

(b)he is a Recorder; or

(c)he has held as a full-time appointment for at least 3 years one of the offices listed in Part IA of Schedule 2.”

(2)After Part I of Schedule 2 to that Act (certain office-holders to be circuit judges) there shall be inserted the following—

“Part IACertain office-holders eligible for appointment as Circuit Judges

  • Social Security Commissioner appointed under section 97 of the [1975 c. 14.] Social Security Act 1975.

  • President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals and Medical Appeal Tribunals or chairman of such a tribunal appointed under Schedule 10 to that Act.

  • President of Industrial Tribunals or chairman of such a tribunal appointed under the [S.I. 1965/1101.] Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales) Regulations 1965.

  • President or member of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal appointed under Schedule 5 to the [1971 c. 77.] Immigration Act 1971.

  • Member (excluding the President) of the Lands Tribunal appointed under section 2 of the [1949 c. 42.] Lands Tribunal Act 1949.

  • President of Pensions Appeal Tribunals appointed under the Schedule to the [1943 c. 39.] Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943.

  • President of Value Added Tax Tribunals or chairman of such a tribunal appointed under Schedule 8 to the [1983 c. 55.] Value Added Tax Act 1983.

  • Special Commissioner appointed under section 4 of the [1970 c. 9.] Taxes Management Act 1970.

  • Coroner appointed under section 2 of the [1988 c. 13.] Coroners Act 1988.

  • Master of the Queen’s Bench Division.

  • Queen’s Coroner and Attorney and Master of the Crown Office and Registrar of Criminal Appeals.

  • Admiralty Registrar.

  • Master of the Chancery Division.

  • Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court.

  • Taxing Master of the Supreme Court.

  • District judge of the principal registry of the Family Division.

  • Registrar of Civil Appeals.

  • Master of the Court of Protection.

  • District judge.

  • Stipendiary magistrate.”