Being a Judge in the Modern World

Jeremy Cooper, Former Director of Training, Judicial College

Professor Jeremy Cooper was, until July 2016, Joint Director of Training in the Judicial College, London. He sat as a Tribunal Judge in both the first-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, also serving as Southern Regional Chairman of the Mental Health Review Tribunal. He is an Honorary Visiting Professor at the Universities of Kent and Middlesex. Prior to becoming a Tribunal Judge he was Dean of the Law Faculty and Professor of Law at Southampton Institute.

1. Introduction, Professor Jeremy Cooper
2. Reflections of a Retired Lord Chief Justice, Baron Judge of Draycote
3. Reflections of a Serving Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd
4. Walking the Tightrope of Independence in a Constitutionally Illiterate World, Shami Chakrabarti CBE
5. The Embattled Judge, Joshua Rosenberg QC
6. Judges and the Modern Media, Alan Rusbridger
7. Being a Judge in the Modern World: a View from the Caribbean, Madame Justice Desiree Bernard
8. The New World of Tribunals: A Quiet Revolution, Professor Jeremy Cooper
9. Reflections on the Tribunal Reform Project, Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill
10. Improving the Delivery of Justice, Lord Justice Ryder
11. The Modernisation of Access to Justice in Times of Austerity, Lord Justice Ryder
12. The Centrality of Justice: Its Contribution to Society, and its Delivery, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd
13. Judicial Independence in a Changing Landscape, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd
14. How Diverse are Judges?, Lady Hale of Richmond
15. Should Judges Make Law?, Lord Justice Laws