Crime and Courts Act 2013

20 Judicial appointments

Schedule 13 has effect. In that Schedule—

• Part 1 provides for there to be no more than the equivalent of 12 full-time judges of the Supreme Court, rather than exactly 12 judges, and makes provision about their selection,

• Part 2 contains provisions to facilitate greater diversity among judges,

• Part 3 amends provisions about membership of the Judicial Appointments Commission,

• Part 4—

  (a)

  makes provision about selection for certain judicial appointments, and

  (b)

  provides for the transfer, from the Lord Chancellor to the Lord Chief Justice or the Senior President of Tribunals, of functions in connection with selection for and appointment to judicial offices,

• Part 5 amends the selection procedure for certain senior judicial appointments until Part 4 of the Schedule is in force,

• Part 6 makes provision for the exercise of certain functions where the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division or the Chancellor of the High Court is incapable of exercising the functions or one of those offices is vacant, and

• Part 7 abolishes the office of assistant Recorder.