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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Eligibility for appointment

96: Eligibility for appointment as Supreme Court Judge

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"Who can be a Supreme Court Judge"

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You can be appointed a Supreme Court Judge if you are a Court of Appeal Judge. You can also be appointed if you are a High Court Judge. You can even be appointed a Supreme Court Judge at the same time as being appointed a High Court Judge.

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Eligibility for appointment

96Eligibility for appointment as Supreme Court Judge

  1. A person may only be appointed a Supreme Court Judge if that person is—

  2. a Court of Appeal Judge; or
    1. a High Court Judge; or
      1. appointed a High Court Judge at the same time as being appointed a Supreme Court Judge.

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