JudgesIn England, Judges are (1) … by the Lord Chancellor. The minimum requirement is that one should be a barrister or solicitor of ten years’ (2) … The majority of judges are barristers, but they cannot practise as barristers. Recorders are practicing barristers who act as judges on a part-time basis. The appointment of judges is not a political appointment, and judges remain in office unless they (3) … guilty of gross misconduct. Judges cannot be Members of Parliament.