Useful websites
Institutions
- Office of the Chief Coroner
Information about the current Chief Coroner and the role of Chief Coroner and a guide to Coroner Services.
- Judges’ Council
Information about the Judges’ Council, including a membership list.
- Judicial Appointments Commission
Information about the Judicial Appointments Commission, which selects candidates for judicial office in England and Wales, as well as some tribunals.
- Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman
Information about the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.
- Judicial College
Information on the Judicial College. Read the ‘Judicial College Strategy 2021-2025’ for future aims and objectives.
- Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
Website of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, where complaints can be made.
- Magistrates' Association
Information about the Magistrates Association, a national charity for the magistracy.
Reports, guides, and comments
- ‘Become a judge’
Solicitors’ guide to judicial appointments.
- Guide to Judicial Conduct (revised March 2020)
- ‘Judges, Power and Accountability: Constitutional Implications of Judicial Selection’ (11 August 2017)
A lecture by Baroness Hale given at the Constitutional Law Summer School, Belfast.
- ‘Judicial Diversity and Inclusion – Update 2021’ (2021)
The first report on the implementation of the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, published in November 2020, including current statistics, aims, and details of the strategy.
- ‘Judicial Independence & Accountability: A View from the Supreme Court’ (8 February 2011)
A lecture delivered by Lord Phillips at the UCL Constitution Unit, launching the research project on The Politics of Judicial Independence.
- Message from the Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett on Judicial Diversity
- Sixth Report on the office of the Lord Chancellor (2014)
Other websites
- The French legal system
An English language version of a booklet discussing appointment of judges in France.
Useful videos
Judge Lord Bracadale gives David Gilroy life in prison for the murder of Suzanne Pilley in the first sentencing to be recorded on camera.
In this video High Court Judges discuss a typical day (spoiler: there is no typical day!) and the work of a judge. It is a short and illuminating insight.
Videos of District Judges talking about their work.
This video is designed for experienced lawyers and gives advice for those who wish to apply for judicial office—forewarned is forearmed if this is something you may wish to consider in the future.
Judge Julian Goose, honorary recorder of Sheffield, talks about the role of judges in the Crown Court, the factors they consider in deciding what sentence an offender should get, and how much discretion they have in sentencing.