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Completed selection exercises for the 2025-26 financial year

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This page provides an overview of our judicial and non-legal tribunal selection exercises completed so far in 2025 to 2026. This data is updated quarterly.

April 2025 – June 2025 (Quarter 1) (Back to top)

Exercise
Number of vacanciesNumber of applications receivedNumber of candidates recommendedSelection and character committee date
00232 Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge39308/05/2025
00238 King’s Bench Master217208/05/2025
00184 Deputy District Judge125 x s87
2267
125 x s8727/03/2025

22/05/2025
30 x s9430 x s94
00242 Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Trade Marks  and422322/05/2025
Fee-paid Appointed Person, Appeal Tribunal, Registered and Unregistered Designs
00201 s9(4) Deputy High Court Judge272522722/05/2025
00254 President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal Wales15122/05/2025
00216 High Court10601026/06/2025
00233 Senior Circuit Judge, Designated Family Judge49426/06/2025
00258 President of the Social Entitlement Chamber15126/06/2025
00244 Specialist Civil Circuit Judge  110126/06/2025
00212 Circuit Judge381753726/06/2025
00235 Fee-paid Valuer Chairmen and Fee-paid Valuer Members of the First-tier Tribunal, Residential Property Division 30361826/06/2025

July 2025 – September 2025 (Quarter 2) (Back to top)

ExerciseNumber of vacanciesNumber of applications receivedNumber of candidates recommendedSelection and character committee date
00203 Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal166154016610/07/2025
00210 Judge of the First-tier Tribunal943717228/08/2025
00243 Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Tax Chamber  429411/09/2025
00245 Salaried Regional Employment Judge of the Employment Tribunals29211/09/2025
00255 Salaried Regional Medical Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber 17125/09/2025

Last updated November 2025