A District Judge (Magistrates' Court) will ordinarily sit as chair with two lay magistrates' assisting him. A legally-qualified clerk need not sit with them.

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A District Judge in a Magistrates' Court sits alone and does not have lay magistrates assisting. They are legally qualified and make decisions independently, whereas lay magistrates sit in panels of three without a legally qualified judge. A legal advisor is present in court to advise on law and procedure, not to make decisions.

A District Judge (Magistrates' Court) Will Ordinarily Sit as Chair