Section 102 Appointment and assignment of judges.

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

Her Majesty may appoint a qualified person to be a judge.

(2)

A judge shall sit in the county court in accordance with directions given by theF2Lord Chief Justice.

(3)

A judge may, in accordance with such directions, sit as a judge F3in any county court .

(4)

Subject to sub-sections (2) and (3), theLord Chief Justice F4may assign a judge to one or more division and may from time to time vary any such assignment.

(5)

The judgeF5, or (if more than one) one of the judges, assigned to the division which is or includes—

(a)

the area of the city of Belfast shall be styled the Recorder of Belfast;

(b)

the area of the city of Londonderry shall be styled the Recorder of Londonderry.]

F6[(6

In this Act “judge” means a county court judge, that is to say a judge appointed under this section.] F7and “division” means an administrative court division specified under section 2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 for all or the residual purposes of a county court.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 102(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), ss. 2(4), 5(7)(a), Sch. 5 para. 1; S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F2: Words in s. 102(2)(4) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 5 para. 8; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 12(a)
F3: Words in s. 102(3) substituted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 51(a) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
F4: Words in s. 102(4) substituted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 51(b) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
F5: Words in s. 102(5) inserted (16.4.2007) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), ss. 85, 87, Sch. 12 para. 4(3); S.R. 2007/237, art. 2, Sch. para. 6(a)
F6: 1980 NI 3
F7: Words in s. 102(6) inserted (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 51(c) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)