 | Judicial appointments - is it any wonder serious litigators try their utmost to avoid the courts? |
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| Posted By : Bill On 09/03/2018 09:00:00 | |
| There was a fascinating article in the paper recently, about the quality of judicial appointments. Vacancies can't be filled at all levels up to High Court, and the obvious result is that the quality of appointments has fallen, and is now low. Until 2015, all High Court judges were said to be “A class”, or “outstanding” candidates. The standard has slipped so far now, though, that the Judicial Appointments Commission admits that new High Court judges are rated A or B (“strong”). It’s worse, though, when we look at circuit judges. In 2016, 14 appointees were C-class, which is the polite way of calling them third rate, or “selectable”. This is the first time grade Cs have been chosen. In 2017 there were even more C class – 19, and most recently there were 25 – so 58 third rate judges appointed to important posts in the last three years. At the lowest level, there were nearly as many grade Cs as the total of A and Bs – 43 compared to 53. It’s no wonder, is it, that serious litigators try their utmost to avoid courts. | |
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