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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]], promoted from the role of Magistrate. From the late 19th century LLB (legal degrees) 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
* 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 "the Bengal Civil Service"''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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