Magistrates' Courts: Judges
Commons · Question 39300 · Tabled 18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the retention of district judges in the Magistrates’ Court.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 27 Mar 2025
The data on salaried judge retention shows the majority of salaried judges leave due to retirement, with an average retirement age of 66.As well as continuing to recruit around 1000 judges and tribunal members annually to increase judicial capacity where ...