The selection process has begun for the next three Justices of the Supreme Court, including the President.
Adverts appeared this week encouraging applications for vacancies created by the retirement of Lord Toulson last summer and the forthcoming retirements of Lord Clarke and Lord Neuberger, President of the Court. The appointments will be overseen by two independent selection commissions convened by the Lord Chancellor under statutory rules.
The commission to appoint the next President is chaired by a non-lawyer member, Lord Kakkar, and comprises the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court who is not a candidate for the role, another senior UK judge (not a Supreme Court Justice), and representatives from the three independent judicial appointments boards across the UK.
The separate commission for the two vacancies for Justices of the Supreme Court is chaired by the President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger. It comprises another senior UK judge (not a Supreme Court Justice), and representatives from each of the three independent judicial appointments boards across the UK. All three of these representatives are non-lawyers.
Applications close on 10 March, the successful candidates will be announced in July and will take up their new roles in October. Justices will be allowed to work part-time and can apply on that basis.
A dedicated section of the Supreme Court website contains the job descriptions and further information.
