Deck 10: The Judiciary

Question 1

In order to be a judge, they have had to have been either a qualified barrister or solicitor

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Why may inferior judges be removed?

A) For incapacity or misbehaviour
B) For serious misconduct
C) For failure to comply with training or sitting requirements
D) For sustained failure to observe the standards reasonably expected of a judge
E) For dissenting to an opinion

Answer 2

A,C,D
Explanation:The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice can remove circuit judges and Recorders from office for incapacity or misbehaviour, failure to comply with training or sitting requirements, or sustained failure to observe the standards reasonably expected of a judge.

Question 3

Judicial neutrality is maintained by three factors. What are they?

A) Judges should take into consideration their political preferences
B) Decisions must be taken on a fair and impartial basis
C) A judge must not benefit personally from the case in question
D) A judge should be swayed by their social background
E) A judge should avoid any political or personal bias

Answer 3

B,D,E
Explanation:The rules of law ensures that everyone is equal before the law and is maintained by three factors: decisions must be taken on a fair and impartial basis, a judge should be swayed by their social background and a judge should avoid any political or personal bias

Question 4

Which of the following are thought as limits on the judiciary?

A) Immunity from suit
B) The law itself
C) EU Law
D) Parliament
E) Judicial neutrality

Question 5

Match the following judicial offices with their role
-Lord Chancellor

A)The holder of this office is regarded as second in judicial importance to the Lord Chief Justice
B)The senior member of the new court and his deputy has filled these roles. They sit on the appointment commission for any new members of the Supreme Court
C)The holder's role has been reduced in recent times
D)The holder of this position is now President of the Courts of England and Wales and the most senior member of the judiciary

Question 6

Match the following judicial offices with their role
-Lord Chief Justice

A)The holder of this office is regarded as second in judicial importance to the Lord Chief Justice
B)The senior member of the new court and his deputy has filled these roles. They sit on the appointment commission for any new members of the Supreme Court
C)The holder's role has been reduced in recent times
D)The holder of this position is now President of the Courts of England and Wales and the most senior member of the judiciary

Question 7

Match the following judicial offices with their role
-President of the Supreme Court and Deputy President of the Supreme Court

A)The holder of this office is regarded as second in judicial importance to the Lord Chief Justice
B)The senior member of the new court and his deputy has filled these roles. They sit on the appointment commission for any new members of the Supreme Court
C)The holder's role has been reduced in recent times
D)The holder of this position is now President of the Courts of England and Wales and the most senior member of the judiciary

Question 8

Match the following judicial offices with their role
-Master of the Rolls

A)The holder of this office is regarded as second in judicial importance to the Lord Chief Justice
B)The senior member of the new court and his deputy has filled these roles. They sit on the appointment commission for any new members of the Supreme Court
C)The holder's role has been reduced in recent times
D)The holder of this position is now President of the Courts of England and Wales and the most senior member of the judiciary

Question 9

Match these judicial offices in order of hierarchy, with 1 being the highest
-Justices of the Supreme Court

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 10

Match these judicial offices in order of hierarchy, with 1 being the highest
-Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 11

Match these judicial offices in order of hierarchy, with 1 being the highest
-Lords Justices of Appeal

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 12

Match these judicial offices in order of hierarchy, with 1 being the highest
-High Court judges

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 13

Match these legal office to their roles
-Attorney General

A)The head of the national independent Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) established under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to oversee the prosecution of criminal offences
B)Is a political appointee and a member of the executive, whose role is to act as the legal adviser to the Government
C)Is the Attorney General's deputy and the office is currently held by the Conservative MP Edward Garnier

Question 14

Match these legal office to their roles
-Solicitor General

A)The head of the national independent Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) established under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to oversee the prosecution of criminal offences
B)Is a political appointee and a member of the executive, whose role is to act as the legal adviser to the Government
C)Is the Attorney General's deputy and the office is currently held by the Conservative MP Edward Garnier

Question 15

Match these legal office to their roles
-Director of Public Prosecutions

A)The head of the national independent Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) established under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to oversee the prosecution of criminal offences
B)Is a political appointee and a member of the executive, whose role is to act as the legal adviser to the Government
C)Is the Attorney General's deputy and the office is currently held by the Conservative MP Edward Garnier

Question 16

What is the role in the judge in the administration of justice?

Question 17

The Judicial Appointments Commission is made up of fifteen Commissioners. Membership of the Commission is drawn from where?

Question 18

Acoording to the Judicial Appointments Commission, what factors will they take into consideration when deciding whether to appoint an individual as a judge?

Question 19

Under the principle of the ___, judges are expected to deliver judgements in a completely impartial manner, applying the law as it is without any personal or political bias

Question 20

Virtually all judges are now selected by the ___

Question 21

The reform of the way judges were selected meant that the responsibility for selecting candidates for judicial office out of the hands of the ___

Question 22

The creation of the JAC enabled greater ___ between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary

Question 23

How can a Judge of the Supreme Court (High Court and Court of Appeal) be removed?

A) Through any misconduct
B) By a resolution of both Houses of Parliament
C) By the intention of the Queen
D) Through serious misconduct
E) Through dismissal by the Prime Minister

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a type of inferior judge?

A) Circuit Judges
B) High Court Judges
C) District Judges
D) Recorders
E) The Lord Justices of Appeal

Question 25

The new system for selecting judges under the Judicial Appointments Commission restricts the range of people to be considered

Question 26

Removal of a judge has happened only once

Question 27

Judges are immune from being sued

Question 28

Judges tend to be appointed on the basis of their political stance rather than their ability

Question 29

Judges both create the law and interpret it

Question 30

Although private bodies do not have to act compatibly witht the European Convention on Human Rights, the courts, as a public body, do have to

Question 31

Who replaced the Lord Chancellor as the head of the judiciary when the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 was introduced?

A) The President of the Courts of England and Wales
B) Lord Justices of Appeal
C) Justice of the Supreme Court
D) Recorder
E) Master of the Rolls

Question 32

The necessary qualifications of a judge are set out in the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 as amended by which piece of legislation?

A) The Criminal Justice Act 2003
B) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998
C) The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
D) The Tribunals, Court and Enforcement Act 2007
E) The Equality Act 2006

Question 33

Whose responsibility is it to deliver judicial training?

A) Judicial Training and Devlopment Scheme
B) Professional Traning for Judges Association
C) Judicial Studies Board
D) Centre for Judicial Excellence
E) The Judiciary Training and Testing Board

Question 34

The Supreme Court Act 1981 provided that judges commissions should be quamdiu se bene gesserint. What does this translate to?

A) Whilst they act in accordance to the rules
B) Whilst they behave themselves
C) Provided that they maintain the highest standards
D) In accordance with the accepted standards of behaviour
E) The judge is fit and healthy

Question 35

Which of the following is a phrase used to mean that judges cannot be easily removed by the Government?

A) Security of tenure
B) Security of post
C) Security of employment
D) Security of life
E) Security of immunity

Question 36

Where a case gives rise to a potential Human Rights issue, the member of the judiciary hearing the case must be very careful to act in a way which is compatible with what?

A) The European Convention on Human Rights
B) The European Human Rights and Justice Act
C) The European Court of Justice
D) The Convention for Human Rights
E) The European Court of Human Rights

Question 37

Securing judicial ___ was one of the reasons behind the introduction of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.