Part 4

Judicial appointments and discipline
Chapter 2

Appointments

Lords Justices of Appeal

Selection panel
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The selection panel must consist of four members.
2
The first member is the Lord Chief Justice, or his nominee.
3
The second member is a Head of Division or Lord Justice of Appeal designated by the Lord Chief Justice.
4
Unless subsection (7) applies, the third member is the chairman of the Commission or his nominee.
5
The fourth member is a lay member of the Commission designated by the third member.
6
Subsection (7) applies if—
a
there is no chairman of the Commission, or
b
the chairman of the Commission is unavailable and has not nominated a person under subsection (4).
7
In those cases the third member is a lay member of the Commission selected by the lay members of the Commission other than the chairman.
8
A nominee of the Lord Chief Justice must be a Head of Division or a Lord Justice of Appeal.
9
A person may not be appointed to the panel if he is willing to be considered for selection.
10
A person may not be appointed to the panel as the nominee of more than one person.
11
A person appointed to the panel otherwise than as a nominee may not be a nominee.
12
The first member is the chairman of the panel.
13
On any vote by the panel the chairman of the panel has an additional, casting vote in the event of a tie.