# The District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008, Article 2: District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)


(1) The office of Presiding resident magistrate is renamed Presiding district judge (magistrates’ courts) in Northern Ireland.
(2) The office of resident magistrate is renamed district judge (magistrates’ courts) in Northern Ireland.
(3) The office of deputy resident magistrate is renamed deputy district judge (magistrates’ courts) in Northern Ireland.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/154/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/district-judge-magistrates-courts-order-northern-ireland-2008/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.