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The home of Judicial Appointments Commission on GOV.UK. The JAC is an independent commission that selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction…
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 5 commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has appointed 3 Commissioners and reappointed 5 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Helen Pitcher OBE appointed as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) annual report and accounts from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a Lord Justice of Appeal to serve as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Lord Kakkar as the new Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the reappointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) annual report and accounts from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
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