Judicial Life

In this section you will find helpful information about judicial officers in Northern Ireland.

Our Guide to Judicial Careers in Northern Ireland (PDF 2.0 MB) aims to raise awareness about opportunities for appointment, inform readers on the assessment and selection processes and seeks to dispel some of the misconceptions that we are aware of from our research about those who can become a member of the judiciary.

If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact the Diversity and Communications Team on 028 90569100 or by e-mailing judicialappointments@nijac.gov.uk

We have also made available a number of personal job profiles.

These have been written for NIJAC by current judicial officers and will give you an insight into their backgrounds, day to day work and the various the challenges and rewards of sitting in judicial office.

We hope that you will also explore the pages on our Judicial Shadowing Scheme, which is open to doctors, lawyers and land valuation experts.