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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Eligibility for appointment

97: Eligibility for appointment as Chief High Court Judge

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You can be appointed the Chief High Court Judge if you are a High Court Judge. You can also be appointed if you are being made a High Court Judge at the same time. You cannot be the Chief High Court Judge if you are a Supreme Court Judge or a Court of Appeal Judge.

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Eligibility for appointment

97Eligibility for appointment as Chief High Court Judge

  1. A person may only be appointed the Chief High Court Judge if that person—

  2. is—
    1. a High Court Judge; or
      1. appointed a High Court Judge at the same time as being appointed the Chief High Court Judge; but
      2. is not—
        1. a Supreme Court Judge; or
          1. a Court of Appeal Judge.

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