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==External Links== [http[Category://www.archive.org/stream/sketchesofsocial015334mbp#page/n127/mode/2up "the Bengal Civil Service"Crime and justice]] Passage about the role of judges in the 1880's
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[[Image:High Court, Bombay.jpg|''High Court, Bombay''|right|thumb|300px]]Judges are part of the [[Judicial service]]. Depending up court in which they served they were recruited from different echelons. ==High Court== Generally, high level judges were Barristers of England or Ireland, or Scottish Advocates employed directly by the Indian Government. They were not Civil Servants, or members of the East India Company. *Before 1862 Judges served the Supreme Courts in India*After 1862 they served the High Courts in India. Occationally, Pleaders of the Indian High Courts were recuited to serve in the (mainstream) High Courts. == District Courts== Mostly Judges were recuited from the [[Indian Civil Service]] coming either , promoted from the role of Magistrate. From the late 19th century LLB (legal profession, or from a promotion for a Magistratedegrees) were encouraged.
Unlike other civil servants, that answer to a variety of masters, Judges answer only to the High Court.
*Before 1862 the upper tier served as Judges of the [[Adalat]] and Sadr Adalat Courts,*Afterwards, the worked as District and Sessions Judges and Judges of the High Courts/Chief Courts Lower tier Judges worked in the Indian Courts. ==Role:==* To listen to appeals from subordinate judges – usually Indian judges
* Conduct criminal trials
==External Links==
*[http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/event/SomeEngJIAdmiredSPSinha.html Some Admired English Judges] Allahabadhighcourt.in
=== Historical books online ===
[http://www.archive.org/stream/sketchesofsocial015334mbp#page/n127/mode/2up ''Sketches of Social Life in India''] Passage about the role of judges in the 1880's
=== Others ===
[http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Dictionary.aspx Dictionary & Glossary] British Library website
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[[Category:Government and Administration]]
