Section 46 The judges of the Court of Protection

the F1Lord Chief Justice, or

where nominated by the Lord Chief Justice to act on his behalf under this subsection—

the President of the Family Division,

the F3President of the Business and Property Division,

a puisne judge of the High Court,

a circuit judge, F4...

a district judge.

a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts),

a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, or of the Upper Tribunal, by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 or 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007,

a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act),

a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, or section 31(2) of, that Act),

the Chamber President, or Deputy Chamber President, of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal or of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal,

the Judge Advocate General,

a Recorder,

the holder of an office listed in the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court Masters etc ),

a holder of an office listed in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court Masters etc ),

a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of that Act or under section 8 of the County Courts Act 1984,

a member of a panel of Employment Judges established for England and Wales or for Scotland,

a person appointed under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to the Judge Advocate General),

a deputy judge of the High Court,

the Senior President of Tribunals,

an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court),

the President of the Queen's Bench Division,

the Master of the Rolls, or

the Lord Chief Justice.

appoint one of the judges nominated by virtue of subsection (2)(a) to (c) to be President of the Court of Protection, and

appoint another of those judges to be Vice-President of the Court of Protection.