HC Deb 05 July 1948 vol 453 cc25-6
48. Mr. Skeffington

asked the Attorney-General what offices or appointments in the Law Courts are made by the judges.

The Attorney-General

As the answer is rather long, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

I assume that the Question is not intended to include appointments made by the Lord Chancellor. Masters of the King's Bench Division are appointed by the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls alternately. The Master of the Crown Office, the Assistant Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal and Clerks of Assize are appointed by the Lord Chief Justice. Registrars of the Probate Division and Admiralty Divisions are appointed by the President of that Division.

The Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls appoint their own secretaries and each Judge of the Supreme Court has a Clerk who is appointed by the Judge himself. The Clerks of the Probate Registry are appointed by the President of the Probate Division after passing the Civil Service clerical examination. The other clerks are appointed on the recommendation of a Selection Board by the President of the Division to which the clerk is to be attached, or, in the case of the Central Office, by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in rotation.

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