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The Judiciary
Judges
Judges at EAT are High Court, circuit or Scottish Court of Session judges.
The judges who sit at EAT throughout the year are:
- The Honourable Mr Justice Elias (President)
- The Honourable Lady Smith
- His Honour Judge Peter Clark
- His Honour Judge McMullen QC
Other judges visit for a month or two at a time.
At present, all judges who sit at EAT are appointed in England and Wales, with the exception of the Honourable Lady Smith, who is appointed in Scotland.
Lay Members
Lay members have practical experience in employment relations, either on the employers' side (for example as personnel directors) or on the employees' side (for example as trade union leaders). When two lay members sit on a tribunal there will be one from each side.
