An inner city magistrate with strong views about our role & need to adapt to stay relevant in today’s CJS. “The Secret Magistrate” is available now on Amazon.
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My new book on the magistracy, "The Secret Magistrate" discusses what we do, how we do it & whether we need to adapt in order to remain fit for purpose. Available now on Amazon tinyurl.com/y4dob5he
Really hope you enjoyed it.
Last book read was The Secret Magistrate by @TheSecretMagis2; just about to start Hope and Happiness in Bluebell Wood by @AliMcNamara. Just finished listening to Treachery at Hursley Park Hall by Claire Gradidge and just started listening to The Locked Room by @ellygriffiths
Please come and join us. It’s one of the most fulfilling & challenging roles I have ever taken up.
Please have a look at this & come & join us. You will be well trained & supported @MagsAssoc
London needs more Magistrates from all our diverse communities & backgrounds. Have you thought about applying to be one - if you are over 18 you're almost certainly eligible. It's a fascinating, challenging & very worthwhile role.
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Totally agree, mags do their best to keep things moving despite the chaos all around them @MagsAssoc
You do surprise me @BarristerSecret Mags Courts vary from sitting DJs DDJs, Benches, the chaos is from behind the scenes funding reductions over which benches have no control. I'd focus on increases in jail times & appeals hence gains may not come @DominicRaab @TheSecretMagis2
There's a lot of mud & hoary old, outdated tropes being thrown out about mags today, @BarristerSecret is the absolute oracle about so much in the CJS but they are wrong about mags. Please take a look at this for perhaps a more balanced & objective view tinyurl.com/2p9czp3d
Please consider joining us, it is one of the best, most worthwhile & taxing things I have ever done @MagsAssoc
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The "chaos" is symptomatic of the broken CJS system & lack of resource rather than the calibre of mags. I honestly do not recognise mags as described by you, they're not the ones I have sat with for the past few years who are bright, well trained, objective & skilled @MagsAssoc
Magistrates’ courts, presided over by volunteers with no legal training, are run in conditions of chaos. They are by any measure a lesser form of justice.
Rather than fund the system properly, the government wants more cases heard in these conditions. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60033857
You might want to read this for perhaps a different, more objective & balanced view of how mags conduct themselves, their commonsense, objectivity & the rigorous training they undergo @MagsAssoc
This is for EVERYONE interested in becoming a magistrate in London. We need you NOW. Please follow the link for more information or feel free to ask me any questions you's like about what the role entails. Thank you.
London needs new magistrates NOW. The magistracy must reflect the multicultural community it serves. We welcome applications from everyone aged 18+ whatever your background or work experience. Find out more about this rewarding & important role: magistrates.judiciary.uk/
Please have a look at this abs consider joining us. Becoming a magistrate has been one of the most worthwhile and challenging things I have ever done.
We are recruiting new Magistrates across London throughout January. Have you thought of applying - almost everyone over 18 is eligible. No experience is needed. You will receive full training. magistrates.judiciary.uk
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Smiled to see @TheSecretMagis2 was one of the #books mentioned in an article in GQ, (Sept issue) about the recent trend for insider, anonymous books that spill-the-beans about life in various professions.
Delighted to help.
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Really pleased to work with @MagsAssoc to help encourage new mags to join us
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So pleased to hear your good news. Many congratulations to you. Please be patient. It does take some time.
Really surprised & gratified to see this plug in the latest @BritishGQ magazine.
Well worth a read as it is thought provoking, carefully thought through and well researched
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I think I come under the tag of "much more" as I write about the pros and cons of remote working.
In the June/July edition of MAGISTRATE magazine:
🔸 Meet the MA's new chief executive
🔸 Guide to criminal disclosure rules in court
🔸 Changes in youth justice 1996-2020
🔸 Domestic Abuse Act legal update
🔸 Updates from our committees
And much more!
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Please consider this carefully, it is the best and fulfilling thing I have ever done!
If you're interested in applying to become a magistrate, there is a lot of useful information on our website 👇
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#BecomeAMagistrate
For anyone who is interested, I am sorry I have been hardly posting lately. As some of you know I suffered a bereavement not too long ago & it is all just a bit hard at the moment, but I hope to be back online again shortly discussing issues relating to the magistracy.
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Read more about the work of volunteer magistrates on our blog, thanks to @TheSecretMagis2 - iclr.co.uk/blog/commentary/t…