Judicial Studies Board
Encyclopedia
The Judicial College, formerly the Judicial Studies Board (JSB), established in 1979, is the organisation responsible for training judge
s in Crown
, County
and higher courts in England and Wales
and tribunals judges in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This includes the training of lay magistrates and the chairmen and members of tribunals. The current Chairman is Lady Justice Hallett DBE
.
An essential element of the philosophy of the Judicial College is that the training of judges and magistrates is under judicial control and direction. A Circuit Judge, currently Judge John Phillips CBE, is seconded to the Judicial College full-time as Courts Judiciary Director of Studies. Professor Jeremy Cooper is the Tribunals Director of Studies.
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
s in Crown
Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
, County
County Court
A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of county courts held by the High Sheriff of each county.-England and Wales:County Court matters can be lodged...
and higher courts in England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
and tribunals judges in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This includes the training of lay magistrates and the chairmen and members of tribunals. The current Chairman is Lady Justice Hallett DBE
Heather Hallett
Dame Heather Carol Hallett, DBE , styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Hallett, is an English judge of the Court of Appeal...
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An essential element of the philosophy of the Judicial College is that the training of judges and magistrates is under judicial control and direction. A Circuit Judge, currently Judge John Phillips CBE, is seconded to the Judicial College full-time as Courts Judiciary Director of Studies. Professor Jeremy Cooper is the Tribunals Director of Studies.