# The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014, Article 3: Composition: general


(1) Subject to rules in this Part, the family court shall be composed of—
(a) one of the following—
(i) a judge of district judge level;
(ii) a judge of circuit judge level; or
(iii) a judge of High Court judge level; or
(b) two or three lay justices.
(2) Where paragraph (1)(b) applies, the court shall include, so far as is practicable, both a man and a woman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/840/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-court-composition-and-distribution-of-business-rules-2014/article-3
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