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| Age range to be a Magistrate |
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| Minimum time commitment per year |
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Good character
Understanding + communication
Social awareness
Maturity
Sound judgement
Commitment + reliabilty |
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| The ability to assimilate factual information and make a reasonable decision based upon it. |
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| Disqualified if you are in this situation because you may be liable to bribes |
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| Disqualified from being a magistrate if you have this occupation because you'll be on special missions |
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| Occupations who are disqualified: can't enforce and apply the law |
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| Police and traffic wardens etc. |
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| Hinderence which means you can't be a magistrate as all evidence is verbal |
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| Patries which nominate people to be Magistrates |
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| Trade unions, chamber of commerce |
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| The bench should represent... |
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| the local community, e.g. males and females, asians and blacks. |
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| Where magistrate demand is advertised |
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| What is the make up of the local adivsory committee? |
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| 12 ex or current magistrates who get recycled every 3 years |
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| What happens during the first interview |
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| Check the applicant has the 6 key qualities and discover their attitudes on different justice issues |
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| What happens in the second interview |
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| Applicant has to judge case studies |
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| Who appoints maagistrates? |
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