Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Qualification for appointment
Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-17T16:15:03.649740+00:00Release: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
1 A person is not qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court unless he has (at any time)— a held high judicial office for a period of at least 2 years, b been a qualifying practitioner for a period of at least 15 years. b satisfied the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 15-year basis, or c been a qualifying practitioner for a period of at least 15 years. 2 A person is a qualifying practitioner for the purposes of this section at any time when— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b he is an advocate in Scotland or a solicitor entitled to appear in the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary, or c he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland.
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