PART XIJUDGES AND DEPUTY JUDGES

102Appointment and assignment of judges.

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Her Majesty may appoint as judges such qualified persons as may be recommended to Her by theF3 Lord Chancellor.

2

A judge shall sit in the county court in accordance with directions given by theF4F5 Lord Chancellor.

3

A judge may, in accordance with such directions, sit as a judge for any division.

4

Subject to sub-sections (2) and (3), theF4F5 Lord Chancellor shall assignF6 one judge to each division and may from time to time vary any such assignment.

5

The judgeF7 assigned to the division which is or includes—

a

the area of the city of Belfast shall be styled the Recorder of Belfast;

b

the area of the city of Londonderry shall be styled the Recorder of Londonderry.]

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In this Act “judge” means a county court judge, that is to say a judge appointed under this section.]