Phil McMahon
Chairman - Selection Panels @Judicial Appointments Commission
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Chairman - Selection Panels @Judicial Appointments Commission
The Judicial Appointment Commission was set up in 2006 to ensure a fair and independent process was applied in the appointment of judges in England and Wales, and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland. We are responsible for recommending candidates to all judicial offices as well as to the offices of the Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, President of the Queen\'s Bench Division, President of the Family Division, Chancellor of the High Court, Lords Justices of Appeal and High Court Judges.Members of the panel are responsible for conducting interviews and producing reports to make recommendations to the Lord Chancellor on appointments to these posts. Once appointed, judges have security of position, a principle on which judicial independence rests. This means the decision to appoint a judicial office holder must be the right one in every case. Our statutory responsibilities are: • to select candidates solely on merit; • to select only people of good character; and• to have regard to the need to encourage diversity in the range of persons available for judicial selection.Merit, assessed through the demonstration of five qualities and abilities, is the bedrock of our selection process.
EDUCATION
The Open University
MBA
Align Mediation
Accredited Civil, Commercial and Workplace Mediator
SKILLS
ABOUT PHIL MCMAHON
Financial Ombudsman and Judicial Appointments Panel Chair
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