BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20261006T170000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_223_7aa7c719a9fc24cc4c1ee7c3e1356ef7@www.judicialcareers.judiciary.uk SUMMARY:Deputy District Judge Pre-Application Seminar 2026 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Judici al Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launc hing a selection exercise in October to identify 1 30 candidates (this is anticipated to be 80 immedi ate and 50 future appointments) for the post of De puty District Judge.

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The se minar
\n The Judicial Office is organis ing a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 6th October 2026 (5pm to 6.15pm). 

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The seminar aims to help applicants be better p repared to make an application and to receive up-t o-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC\, you will also hear f rom leadership judges and serving Deputy District Judges. 

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Who should attend?
\n The exercise will be open to barristers\, solicitors\, and Fellows of CILEX. P lease note\, in order to meet the statutory qualif ications for appointment\, a solicitor (or a salar ied judicial office holder who was formerly a soli citor) must appear on the Roll. 

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Appli cations are particularly welcome from under-repres ented groups (women\, ethnic minority candidates\, disabled candidates\, or those with a solicitor b ackground). 

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What does a De puty District Judge do?

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D eputy District Judges hear a variety of civil and family cases\, ranging from trials lasting a numbe r of days to shorter interlocutory and case manage ment applications. The bulk of a Deputy District J udge's work\, however\, involves hearing lists com posed of several short hearings each day. Deputy D istrict Judges must be able to deal effectively wi th face-to-face and remote hearings\, and applicat ions made electronically or on paper. Vacancies wi ll be across England and Wales.

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For in formation on the District Judge role and the Deput y District Judge role please click here < /p>\n \n

Further information 
\n Check out the JAC’s future vacancies page 
\n For any qu eries regarding the recruitment campaign/selection exercise please contact the JAC selection exercis e team  DDJ356@judicialappointments.gov.uk\n For any queries regarding the pre-applicati on seminar please email JudicialHROu treachEvents@judiciary.uk  

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Pleas e note that although the Judicial Office will be r unning the pre-application seminar\, the actual re cruitment campaign is being done and led by the Ju dicial Appointments Commission.
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DESCRIPTION:The Judicial Appointments Commission (https://judi cialappointments.gov.uk/) (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in October to identify 130 ca ndidates (this is anticipated to be 80 immediate a nd 50 future appointments) for the post of Deputy District Judge.\n \n \n \n The seminar\n \n The Ju dicial Office (https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the- judiciary/training-support/judicial-office/) is or ganising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 6th Oc tober 2026 (5pm to 6.15pm). \n \n \n \n The semina r aims to help applicants be better prepared to ma ke an application and to receive up-to-date guidan ce and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As w ell as the JAC\, you will also hear from leadershi p judges and serving Deputy District Judges. \n \n \n \n Who should attend?\n \n The exercise will b e open to barristers\, solicitors\, and Fellows of CILEX. Please note\, in order to meet the statuto ry qualifications for appointment\, a solicitor (o r a salaried judicial office holder who was former ly a solicitor) must appear on the Roll. \n \n \n \n Applications are particularly welcome from unde r-represented groups (women\, ethnic minority cand idates\, disabled candidates\, or those with a sol icitor background). \n \n \n \n What does a Deputy District Judge do?\n \n \n \n Deputy District Jud ges hear a variety of civil and family cases\, ran ging from trials lasting a number of days to short er interlocutory and case management applications. The bulk of a Deputy District Judge's work\, howe ver\, involves hearing lists composed of several s hort hearings each day. Deputy District Judges mus t be able to deal effectively with face-to-face an d remote hearings\, and applications made electron ically or on paper. Vacancies will be across Engla nd and Wales.\n \n \n \n For information on the Di strict Judge role and the Deputy District Judge ro le please click here  (https://www.judiciary.uk/ab out-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/judges/dis trict-judge-role/)\n \n \n \n Further information  \n \n Check out the JAC’s future vacancies page (h ttps://apply.judicialappointments.digital/vacancie s#future) \n \n For any queries regarding the recr uitment campaign/selection exercise please contact the JAC selection exercise team  DDJ356@judiciala ppointments.gov.uk (mailto:DDJ356@judicialappointm ents.gov.uk)\n \n For any queries regarding the pr e-application seminar please email JudicialHROutre achEvents@judiciary.uk   (mailto:JudicialHROutreac hEvents@judiciary.uk%E2%80%AF)\n \n \n \n Please n ote that although the Judicial Office will be runn ing the pre-application seminar\, the actual recru itment campaign is being done and led by the Judic ial Appointments Commission.\n \n  \n CATEGORIES:Legal Seminar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T170000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T181500 LOCATION:Online Via MS Teams\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.judicialcareers.judiciary.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=223 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_221_7aa7c719a9fc24cc4c1ee7c3e1356ef7@www.judicialcareers.judiciary.uk SUMMARY:Breaking barriers: Reflections from CPS lawyers wh o became judges X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Are you a CPS lawyer considering what might come next in your career?

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\n Join us for an o nline discussion exploring judicial careers\, the judicial appointments process\, and the experience s of former CPS lawyers who have gone on to judici al office

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\n This seminar brings together judges from a range of jurisdictions and professional backgrounds to share their personal e xperiences of applying for judicial office\, the c hallenges they encountered\, and what they learned along the way. \;

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\n Whethe r you are actively considering an application or s imply curious about judicial careers\, this semina r offers a valuable opportunity to hear honest ref lections\, ask questions\, and learn more about th e pathways into judicial office.
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The Panel

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Chair \;Judge Mark Angus is \;currently assigned to the Crimi nal Injuries Compensation Tribunal as the Acting P rincipal Judge. He has been a District Tribunal Ju dge in the Social Security and Child Support chamb er since January 2018. He was a criminal solicitor / solicitor advocate for most of his career and ha d no previous judicial experience prior to this ap pointment.  \;State educated\, he left school and college with very average grades and began his legal career at 18 as an administrative assistant at the Crown Prosecution Service. He qualified as a solicitor after studying at night school while working full-time and raising a family. Becoming a judge was never something he expected\, and he is passionate about ensuring others have equal oppor tunities\, regardless of their background.

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Mark now serves as a Diversity and Community Relations Judge\, Focal Point Judge\, and Diversit y and Inclusion Lead for the Criminal Injuries Com pensation Chamber. He has also completed a post Gr aduate Diploma in Equality and Inclusion in Societ y.

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Our panel will include:

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HHJ Charlotte Crangle  \;was called to the Bar in 1995 and practised criminal law from chambers in Manchester until 2012\, when she joined Manchester CPS as a Senior Crown Advocate. One of the factors in her d ecision to move in-house was the predictability of working location and income while raising a young child as a single parent. \;

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Beca use CPS in-house advocates cannot sit in the crimi nal jurisdiction as Recorders or Deputy District J udges\, her judicial career began with appointment as an Assistant Coroner in Derbyshire in 2019\, f ollowed by becoming a full-time District Judge (Ma gistrates'\; Courts) in April 2023. Later that year\, she took up appointment as a Circuit Judge at Liverpool.

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DJ(MC) Joseph O'\;Connor \;pra cticed as a defence solicitor for 8 years before j oining the CPS. He variously was an advocate in th e magistrates'\; court\, a litigator in the Cro wn Court\, a legal manager in the Crown Court and a legal manager in the Proceeds of Crime Unit. He also did a three-year secondment at HMCPSI. In 202 2\, while at HMCPSI\, he was appointed a fee-paid judge in the health and safety tribunal. In 2024 h e was appointed a District Judge (magistrates'\ ; court) and currently sits in Staffordshire.

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Judge Kate Gas kell started as a Pupil Barrister in 2012 at the CPS in Manchester. In 2018\, she became a Crown Advocate in Merseyside and Cheshire\, prosec uting trials across a broad spectrum of offences i n Liverpool Crown Court before returning to Manche ster in 2020. \; \;

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Kate was a ppointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge in HESC (Men tal Health) in 2020. She is passionate about mento ring others and has recently finished her first ex perience as a Pupil Supervisor. She has found the crossover between criminal and mental health law i ncredibly interesting\, and both areas help to inf orm the other.

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DJ Joanne Cronshaw  \;

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Representatives from the Judicial A ppointments Commission will also be on hand to pro vide information about the appointments process an d available support.
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DESCRIPTION:Are you a CPS lawyer considering what might come n ext in your career?\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a n online discussion exploring judicial careers\, t he judicial appointments process\, and the experie nces of former CPS lawyers who have gone on to jud icial office\n \n \n \n \n \n The discussion will explore:\n \n \n \n \n what prompted the speakers to consider judicial appointment\;\n how their e xperience at the CPS prepared them for judicial ro les\;\n the realities of the application process\ ;\n practical advice for those considering applyi ng\; and\n the support\, resources and opportunit ies available to those considering judicial appoin tment.\n \n \n \n \n This seminar brings together judges from a range of jurisdictions and professio nal backgrounds to share their personal experience s of applying for judicial office\, the challenges they encountered\, and what they learned along th e way. \n \n \n \n \n \n Whether you are actively considering an application or simply curious about judicial careers\, this seminar offers a valuable opportunity to hear honest reflections\, ask ques tions\, and learn more about the pathways into jud icial office.\n \n  \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Th e Panel\n \n \n Chair Judge Mark Angus is currentl y assigned to the Criminal Injuries Compensation T ribunal as the Acting Principal Judge. He has been a District Tribunal Judge in the Social Security and Child Support chamber since January 2018. He w as a criminal solicitor/ solicitor advocate for mo st of his career and had no previous judicial expe rience prior to this appointment.  State educated\ , he left school and college with very average gra des and began his legal career at 18 as an adminis trative assistant at the Crown Prosecution Service . He qualified as a solicitor after studying at ni ght school while working full-time and raising a f amily. Becoming a judge was never something he exp ected\, and he is passionate about ensuring others have equal opportunities\, regardless of their ba ckground.\n \n \n \n Mark now serves as a Diversit y and Community Relations Judge\, Focal Point Judg e\, and Diversity and Inclusion Lead for the Crimi nal Injuries Compensation Chamber. He has also com pleted a post Graduate Diploma in Equality and Inc lusion in Society.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Our pan el will include:\n \n \n \n HHJ Charlotte Crangle  was called to the Bar in 1995 and practised crimin al law from chambers in Manchester until 2012\, wh en she joined Manchester CPS as a Senior Crown Adv ocate. One of the factors in her decision to move in-house was the predictability of working locatio n and income while raising a young child as a sing le parent. \n \n \n \n Because CPS in-house advoca tes cannot sit in the criminal jurisdiction as Rec orders or Deputy District Judges\, her judicial ca reer began with appointment as an Assistant Corone r in Derbyshire in 2019\, followed by becoming a f ull-time District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) in A pril 2023. Later that year\, she took up appointme nt as a Circuit Judge at Liverpool.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n DJ(MC) Joseph O'Connor practiced as a de fence solicitor for 8 years before joining the CPS . He variously was an advocate in the magistrates' court\, a litigator in the Crown Court\, a legal manager in the Crown Court and a legal manager in the Proceeds of Crime Unit. He also did a three-ye ar secondment at HMCPSI. In 2022\, while at HMCPSI \, he was appointed a fee-paid judge in the health and safety tribunal. In 2024 he was appointed a D istrict Judge (magistrates' court) and currently s its in Staffordshire.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Judg e Kate Gaskell started as a Pupil Barrister in 201 2 at the CPS in Manchester. In 2018\, she became a Crown Advocate in Merseyside and Cheshire\, prose cuting trials across a broad spectrum of offences in Liverpool Crown Court before returning to Manch ester in 2020.  \n \n \n \n Kate was appointed as a fee-paid Tribunal Judge in HESC (Mental Health) in 2020. She is passionate about mentoring others and has recently finished her first experience as a Pupil Supervisor. She has found the crossover be tween criminal and mental health law incredibly in teresting\, and both areas help to inform the othe r.\n \n \n \n DJ Joanne Cronshaw \n \n \n \n Repre sentatives from the Judicial Appointments Commissi on will also be on hand to provide information abo ut the appointments process and available support. \n \n  \n \n CATEGORIES:Diversity Event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T170000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T170000 LOCATION:United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.judicialcareers.judiciary.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=221 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR