Guidance
Magistrate advisory committee recruitment information
Details of vacancies and where to apply to be a magistrate in your area.
- From:
- Ministry of Justice and HM Courts & Tribunals Service
- Published
- 3 October 2013
- Last updated
- 9 August 2021 — See all updates
- Applies to:
- Wales and England
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Details
Details of all current and future vacancies are listed in the document, including where you need to apply.
Find out more about how to apply to be a magistrate.
- Avon & Somerset & Gloucestershire (Criminal)
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (Criminal & Family)
- Birmingham and Solihull (Criminal)
- Cleveland, County Durham and Darlington (Criminal & Family)
- Cumbria (Criminal)
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Criminal)
- Devon, Cornwall and Dorset (Criminal)
- Essex and Cambridgeshire (Criminal & Family)
- Greater Manchester (Criminal)
- Humber and South Yorkshire (Criminal & Family)
- Kent (Criminal & Family)
- Lancashire (Criminal & Family)
- Lincolnshire (Family)
- London (Criminal)
- Norfolk and Suffolk (Criminal & Family)
- Yorkshire, North and West (Criminal & Family)
- Northamptonshire, Leicestershire & Rutland (Family)
- Northumbria (Criminal & Family)
- Staffordshire (Criminal)
- Surrey and Sussex (Criminal & Family)
- Thames Valley (Criminal & Family)
- Wales - North Wales, Dyfed Powys, Gwent, Mid & South Glamorgan, West Glamorgan (Criminal & Family)
- West Mercia - Herefordshire (Criminal) and Worcestershire (Criminal)
- Wiltshire, Hampshire & Isle of Wight (Criminal)
- Yorkshire, North and West (Criminal & Family)
Apply to become a magistrate online
You can now apply online to be a magistrate in a criminal court in:
Find out more and apply online now.
This is a pilot scheme. Vacancies close at midnight on 18 September.
Published 3 October 2013
Last updated 9 August 2021 + show all updates