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appointed by warrant and no merger of the appoint-
ment as Q.C. takes place. It should not be assumed that a High Court or county court judge ceases to be a barrister.
Although such a
judge does not practise as a barrister his appointment as a judge does not terminate his membership of his Inn of Court.
Although, technically, and by inference from section 6 of the County Courts Act 1959, a county court judge could, after ceasing to hold that office, resume practice at the Bar, there is no precedent for this. In the annual statement of the General Council of the Bar for 1963 the Bar Council stated: "The Council do not approve as a matter of principle of former County Court Judges returning to practise at the Bar in any capacity". For a county court judge to resume practice at the Bar would be a departure from long tradition.
Will you very kindly let me know whether you are replying or not. I suppose that we ought, in either case, to give him some sort of answer.
Jours in
sincerely.
Jon Rothe
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