Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Chancery) Pre-Application Seminar 2025
Seminar Date: 2 December 2025
There is a recording available for this seminar. If you would like access to the recording, please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk.
Application Window: 16 December 2025 – 13 January 2026
JAC Information Page: Vacancies | Judicial Appointments Commission
Seminar Advert:
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in December to recruit a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Chancery).
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 5-6pm.
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear fromleadership judges and current Specialist Civil Circuit Judges.
The vacancy is based in Manchester. Specialist Business and Property Courts Circuit Judges are expected to carry out the full duties of a Circuit Judge together with additional leadership and administrative duties.
There is no requirement for candidates to have Previous Judicial Experience for this post however, candidates must have substantial recent experience (within the last 7 years) of Chancery law and procedure, along with some experience in commercial law and of the work undertaken by the Circuit Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates, solicitors).
For more information on Circuit Judges click here – Circuit judges – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary