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His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of 5 commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of one Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
His Majesty The King, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the appointment of a Lord Justice of Appeal to serve as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Helen Pitcher OBE appointed as Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Helen Pitcher OBE announced as preferred candidate for next Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the reappointment of Susan Hoyle as a Lay Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has approved the reappointment of 3 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
Her Majesty the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, has appointed 3 Commissioners and reappointed 5 Commissioners to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the Royal Appointment of a Senior Judicial Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission
The Lord Chancellor has announced the Royal Appointment of a Lay Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mrs Justice Whipple as a Commissioner of JAC, following selection by the Judges' Council.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Lord Kakkar as the new Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Lord Chancellor, Rt Hon Michael Gove has written to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee about his preferred candidate for the post of the Chair of Judicial Appointments Commission.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
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