Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 21 (Maxim News) : The Supreme Court has good news for law students who want to enter the judicial services directly. It has reduced the three-year legal practice requirement to one year for candidates applying for the posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division). While it did not completely reject the plea to remove the three-year practice requirement, it made the changes keeping in mind the difficulties faced by young lawyers.
The verdict was delivered by a three-judge bench comprising CJI Justice Suryakant, Justice August George Masih and Justice K. Vinod Chandran. Justice Vinod Chandran dissented on the issue. While upholding the basic intention of requiring minimum experience for direct recruitment to the posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division), the Supreme Court bench made it clear that the rules should be strict and should not inconvenience young law graduates.
Important exceptions:
The Supreme Court has exempted law graduates who appear for the Civil Judge Examination notifications issued between May 20, 2025 and March 31, 2027, from applying even if they do not have any practice experience. Candidates selected during this period will be directly appointed as Trainee Judicial Officers. They will also have to undergo training for one year at the State Judicial Academy.
After that, a structured law clerkship will be done for one year. The first six months of this clerkship will be completed under the supervision of a Principal District Judge or a member of the Higher Judicial Service and the next six months will be completed under the supervision of a sitting judge of the High Court. During the training period, the Judicial Magistrate will receive an honorarium equal to half the gross pay of a First Class Magistrate. (Maxim News)
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