SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Supreme Court selection commissions
Part 1Membership
2Special rules where President’s or Deputy President’s place unfilled
1
This paragraph applies if one (but not both) of the following conditions is met—
a
the President’s place on a selection commission is unfilled;
b
the Deputy President’s place on a selection commission is unfilled.
2
The unfilled place on the selection commission is to be taken by the most senior ordinary judge of the Supreme Court.
3
If the unfilled place on the selection commission is not taken in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), the following are to be members of the commission instead—
a
the most senior judge of the courts of England and Wales, unless that jurisdiction is already represented;
b
the most senior judge of the courts of Scotland, unless that jurisdiction is already represented;
c
the most senior judge of the courts of Northern Ireland, unless that jurisdiction is already represented.
4
For the purposes of this paragraph a jurisdiction is already represented if—
a
in a case where the President’s place on the commission is unfilled, that jurisdiction is the home jurisdiction of the Deputy President;
b
in a case where the Deputy President’s place on the commission is unfilled, that jurisdiction is the home jurisdiction of the President.
5
Any person disqualified under paragraph 5 is to be disregarded in determining the most senior judge for the purposes of any provision of this paragraph.