District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) - Flexible Role

Company: Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC)

Location: Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast

NIJAC is inviting applications for the office of District Judge (Magistrates' Courts). It is intended to make three appointments and maintain a reserve list for 12 months from the date of the first appointment.

This recruitment has been deemed as suitable for full-time or flexible working including part-time or block week working, for example one week on and one week off, or two weeks on and one week off. Applicants appointed on a flexible working arrangement may be required to adjust their working pattern on occasions when business need necessitates it.

To be eligible for appointment as a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) a person must, by closing date of applications:

• Be a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland of at least seven years standing OR
• A solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland of at least seven years standing.

This post is pensionable.

Section 107 (1) of the Judicature (NI) Act 1978 provides for the aggregation of years' standing for holding office of solicitors who have been barristers, and vice versa.

NIJAC is committed to equality of opportunity for all who are eligible for judicial office and welcomes applications from women and men from all backgrounds and sections of the community. NIJAC will appoint the applicant who appear to NIJAC to be the most suitable based on merit.