Section 25 Qualification for appointment

United Kingdom

(1)

A person is not qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court unless he has (at any time)—

(a)

held high judicial office for a period of at least 2 years,

F1(b)

satisfied the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 15-year basis, or

(c)

been a qualifying practitioner for a period of at least 15 years.

(2)

A person is a qualifying practitioner for the purposes of this section at any time when—

F2(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

he is an advocate in Scotland or a solicitor entitled to appear in the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary, or

(c)

he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland.

Annotations

F1: S. 25(1)(b)(c) substituted for s. 25(1)(b) and word (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 50, 148, Sch. 10 para. 41(2); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F2: S. 25(2)(a) omitted (21.7.2008) and repealed (3.11.2008) by virtue of Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 50, 146, 148, Sch. 10 para. 41(3), Sch. 23 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4); S.I. 2008/2696, art. 5(j) (with arts. 3, 4)