This website contains JAC news from 18 December 2024 onwards. You can view earlier news stories on our archived website.
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Appointment of High Court Judge: Mark Cawson
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The King is pleased to approve the appointment of a Justice of the High Court. This appointment will take effect from 1 October 2025.
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Appointments New Appointments of High Court Judges
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The King is pleased to approve the following appointments of Justices of the High Court.
Recruitment of new JAC chair
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Helen Pitcher OBE’s term as Chair of the JAC is ending on 31 December 2025. Recruitment to find a new Chair has started.
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Updates Appointment of the Senior President of Tribunals
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The JAC, at the request of the Lord Chancellor, helped the Lady Chief Justice with the selection of the next Senior President of Tribunals.
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Appointments Annual report and accounts 2024-25 published
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The JAC’s annual report and accounts have been laid before Parliament and published today.
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Publications JDF statement to accompany the publication of the 2024-25 Judicial Diversity report
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The Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF) welcomes the publication of the Diversity of the Judiciary: Legal Professions, New Appointments and Current Post-Holders – 2025 Statistics.
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Updates New statistics highlight positive steps on judicial diversity
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The Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), chaired by the JAC, has today published the annual Diversity of the judiciary: 2025 Statistics.
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Publications JAC Business Plan 2025-26 published
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The JAC has published its 2025/26 Business Plan, the second year of the wider JAC Business Strategy that was published in May 2024.
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Publications Moving to a unified framework for assessing Judicial Skills and Abilities
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From October 2025, the JAC will begin implementing the Judicial Skills and Abilities Framework (JSAF) across our selection exercises.
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