Some 32 judicial office-holders were removed from office last year compared to just 17 in 2013-14, according to the Judicial Conduct investigations Office (JCIO) annual report. Of these, 19 were magistrates, eight were tribunal judges and five were judges. Their misdemeanours were not fulfilling their judicial duties, inappropriate behaviour, civil proceedings or criminal convictions, professional conduct, misuse of judicial status and miscellaneous. Overall, 2,432 complaints were made to the JCIO, but more than half (1,570) related to judicial decisions or case management and therefore could not be considered.
23 July 2015
Judges behaving badly
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
The controversial Courts and Tribunals Bill has passed its second reading by 304 votes to 203, despite concerted opposition from the legal profession
The presumption of parental involvement is to be abolished, the Lord Chancellor David Lammy has confirmed
A highly experienced chartered legal executive has been prevented from representing her client in financial remedies proceedings, in a case that highlights the continued fallout from Mazur
Plans to commandeer 50%-75% of the interest on lawyers’ client accounts to fund the justice system overlook the cost and administrative burden of this on small and medium law firms, CILEX has warned
Lawyers have been asked for their views on proposals to change the penalties for assaulting a police officer
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