Appointment of District Judges

Introduction

Meaning of District Judge: District Judges are the judges that chair over the District Courts in their respective jurisdictions. They are appointed by the Governor of the state at the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the respective state’s High Court of Justice. The District Judges have authority over both civil and criminal cases in their jurisdiction. It is possible that there will be a number of Additional District Judges and Assistant District Judges working alongside a district judge to help with the burden.

District Courts of India: The District Courts of India are the district courts of the state governments in India, and they are located in each district or in one or more districts combined, depending on the number of cases and the distribution of the population in the district in question.

They are in charge of administering justice at the district level in India.

Among the top courts in each district is the District and Sessions Judge, who presides over all other courts. This, along with the High Court of the State, is the primary court of original civil jurisdiction in the state, and it gets its authority in civil issues principally from the code of civil procedure. When the district court exercises its authority over criminal proceedings according to the Code of Criminal Procedure, it is also referred to as a court of Sessions. The district court is presided over by a single District Judge who is nominated by the governor of the state on the suggestion of the chief justice of the High Court.

A number of Additional District Judges and Assistant District Judges may be assigned to assist the district judge, depending on the volume of work assigned to them. The Additional District Judge and the court over which he presides has the same authority as the District Judge and his district court in terms of jurisdiction. The district judge, on the other hand, has supervisory responsibility for Additional and Assistant District Judges, including the ability to make judgments about how work is distributed among them.

For civil cases, the District and Sessions judge is often referred to as “district judge,” while for criminal cases, the District and Sessions judge is referred to as “sessions judge.” As the highest-ranking judge at the district level, the District Judge also has the authority to oversee the administration of state monies designated for the growth of the judiciary in the district.

In cases where the district judge is presiding over a district court in a city that has been recognised by the state as being in a “metropolitan region,” the district judge is also known as a “metropolitan session judge.” Other courts in the metropolitan region that are subordinate to district court are also referred to with the word “metropolitan” affixed to their customary designations. When the population of a region surpasses one million people or exceeds that amount, the state government in charge of the area designates the area as a metropolitan area.

District Court judges are appointed by the Governor (Article 233)

It’s up to the governor and the chief justice of the High Court in the state as to from where the judge is to be picked and who is in charge of the smaller courts.

In order to become a District Judge, you must have worked as a lawyer at the bar for at least seven years. You must then pass a written and oral exam and be interviewed by a group of High Court judges. District judges can also be selected by way of promotion from lower courts to district courts, as long as they have served the required number of years in the field. 

A high court judge is a next level up for a district judge who has worked enough years. High court judges are usually chosen from a group of lawyers who work at the High court’s bar and District Judges who have served for a long time. The governor can remove a district judge or an extra judge from his job if the high court collegium agrees. 

Article 234 – Appointment of individuals other than district judges to positions in the judicial branch of government. A State’s judicial service is composed of individuals other than district judges, who are appointed by the Governor of the State in accordance with rules promulgated by him in that regard, after consultation with the State Public Service Commission and the High Court having jurisdiction over the state in question.

Conclusion:

Judges are the most important component of the judiciary. It is vital to ensure that the Judges are competent in dealing with a wide range of issues that emerge on a daily basis in their respective jurisdictions. The appointment of Judges must be done appropriately, and great attention must be given in the selection of the Judges themselves.