Part III

Judicial and Other Offices and Judicial Pensions

Judges

Presiding Judges
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1
For each of the Circuits there shall be at least two Presiding Judges, appointed from among the puisne judges of the High Court.
2
There shall be a Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales, appointed from among the Lords Justices of Appeal.
3
Any appointment under subsection (1) or (2) shall be made by the Lord Chief Justice with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor.
4
In this section “the Circuits” means—
a
the Midland and Oxford Circuit;
b
the North Eastern Circuit;
c
the Northern Circuit;
d
the South Eastern Circuit;
e
the Western Circuit; and
f
the Wales and Chester Circuit,
or such other areas of England and Wales as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, direct.
5
A person appointed as a Presiding Judge or as the Senior Presiding Judge shall hold that office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
6
In section 4 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (composition of High Court)—
a
in subsection (1), after the words “Vice-Chancellor” there shall be inserted—
dd
the Senior Presiding Judge
; and
b
in subsection (6) for the words “or Vice-Chancellor” there shall be substituted “Vice-Chancellor or Senior Presiding Judge”.
1981 c. 54.