Comments on: Why do so few solicitors become judges? https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Tue, 27 May 2025 05:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: No doubt: I’m just a legal exec… https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215736 Tue, 27 May 2025 05:44:33 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215736 In reply to Darren Langton.

I’ll take that bet. You have no idea how bad I am at football

]]> By: Robert Ward https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215567 Sun, 25 May 2025 08:10:18 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215567 In reply to Darren Langton.

There are a few making it through

https://www.cilex.org.uk/media/media_releases/first_cilex_employment_tribunal_judges_named/

Do you think those two are any good at football?

]]> By: Spelling police https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215530 Sat, 24 May 2025 22:01:15 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215530 In reply to Anonymous.

That comment might have had slightly more credibility if you had spelt the word “intellect” correctly…

]]> By: Com Bar https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215520 Sat, 24 May 2025 19:03:40 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215520 In reply to Really?.

Without Scully J, he just seems to be a bit lost

]]> By: Max https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215496 Sat, 24 May 2025 10:25:48 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215496 It is worthy of note that the attitude of barristers to taking an appointment to a judicial post “lower” than the circuit bench has changed markedly in the years sinxe I was appointed. I was appointed DDJ (MC) in 2005 and the number of fellow barristers who expressed astonishment was amazing. Fast forward 20 years and the same barristers are aski gme to be a referee for the same appointments

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215472 Sat, 24 May 2025 02:17:59 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215472 Tier 1 Barristers have a much higher interlect than tier 1 solicitors. Basically tier 1 Barristers are far brainier than solicitors.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215469 Sat, 24 May 2025 02:09:19 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215469 Perhaps solicitors are simply doing less in-court litigation or contentious work, leading to a decline in applications. Further to that effect, how many applicants reapply after being rejected? Perhaps people applied, got discouraged and didn’t bother applying again. This subsequently leading to a drop in applications.

I feel as if this article was poorly researched, and ham handedly made conclusions and statements without support, geared at fuelling a divide between barristers and solicitors. Where it’s obvious to anyone in the profession, neither could do it without the other.

]]> By: Hussain M https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215454 Fri, 23 May 2025 21:33:44 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215454 They employer does allow time-off.
More chances of becoming a manager in the Premier league

]]> By: A https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215438 Fri, 23 May 2025 18:09:11 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215438 I think we all know barristers think they are better than solicitors

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215434 Fri, 23 May 2025 17:08:43 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215434 Although now retired, I applied for a fee-paid Tribunal appointment in my mid-forties and continued to practice as a Solicitor until retirement. I continued to sit as a Tribunal judge until eventually retiring from that post after sitting for 25 years.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time and would recommend it to any Solicitor who wishes to extend him/herself. It makes you a better lawyer and you meet very interesting people. Go for it.

]]> By: Darren Langton https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215421 Fri, 23 May 2025 14:52:55 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215421 If you are a Chartered Legal Executive you have a better chance of being a premier league footballer (at any age) than being a Judge, at any level of the judiciary

]]> By: Really? https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215418 Fri, 23 May 2025 14:31:53 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215418 In reply to Commercial Litigator.

Care to justify that?

]]> By: Commercial Litigator https://www.legalcheek.com/2025/05/why-do-so-few-solicitors-become-judges/#comment-1215410 Fri, 23 May 2025 13:18:10 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=219051#comment-1215410 Let’s be honest. The appointment of Moulder J was not the best decision.

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