Advocates can now apply for judge posts after 1-year practice
The Supreme Court of India has modified the eligibility criteria for entry-level judicial officers, allowing advocates with one year of practice to apply instead of the previous three-year requirement. Successful candidates will now undergo a mandatory two-year intensive on-job training period before presiding over cases.
Why it matters
This change aims to balance the need for younger judicial talent with the necessity of practical courtroom experience, potentially accelerating the recruitment process for the judiciary.
NEW DELHI: The 20-year-old method for recruiting entry-level trial court judges underwent changes twice in one year as the Supreme Court on Friday relaxed mandatory three-year practice eligibility norm for advocates to apply for judicial officer posts to one-year practice but said they can preside over courts and decide cases only after a two year on-job training.The SC in 1993 had ordered that advocates with three-year practice alone would be eligible to take the tests for posts of civil judges and magistrates. But in 2002, the SC had reversed its decision allowing fresh law graduates to become entry level judicial officers.
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