Orders of the Day — ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL [Lords].

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 27 Gorffennaf 1923.

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Photo of Lieut-Colonel Maurice Alexander Lieut-Colonel Maurice Alexander , Southwark South East

Only if he consents. But I would ask the attention of the Attorney-General to this Clause for this reason. I believe that people serving on Assizes ought to be either Judges who are on the Bench or members of the Bar who are practising. I do not think it is to the credit of the legal profession to be deprived of the right of serving on Assizes, and to have their places taken by Judges who are no longer in the service of the country. It ought to be the prerogative of members of the Bar to have that exclusive right if there are no Judges in the pay of the State available to take a particular Assize. I make this suggestion for what it is worth. I hope the Attorney-General will bear it in mind when the Bill goes to Committee, and perhaps some Amendment in that respect may be put in. On the whole, I would like to commend the Bill to the House. I for one am ready to support it, and I believe it will have the support of the rest of the House.