District Judge Pre-Application Seminar 2025
Seminar Date: 23 April 2025
There is a recording available for this seminar. If you would like access to the recording, please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk.
Application Window: 8-29 May 2025
JAC Information Page: Vacancy details | Judicial Appointments Commission
Seminar Advert:
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in May to recruit 25 District Judges across the Midlands, North East, Northern, South West and Wales Regions.
The work of District Judges involves a wide spectrum of civil and family law cases such as claims for damages, possession proceedings, divorces, child proceedings, emergency applications for injunctions, committals and insolvency proceedings. Those appearing before District Judges range from King’s Counsel to litigants in person unable to read or write. This means the work that District Judges do has a significant, vital, and lasting impact on the lives of a large number of people, many of them disadvantaged and vulnerable.
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 5-6:15pm.
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 andcurrent serving District Judges.
Candidates must have 5 years post qualification legal experience and are expected to have at least 15 sitting days as a judge or in a quasi-judicial capacity.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates, solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives).
Training is provided for all appointed.
For more information on the District Judge role please visit District judges – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary