Mr Justice Mark Sanfey was speaking on the retirement of his usher, Ian Barclay, who started in the job in 2006
A High Court judge has said the decision in 2012 not to replace judges’ ushers had “profoundly misunderstood” their role in the legal system as some courts cannot do without them.
The role of the usher has been gradually replaced by judicial assistants who have obtained a law degree and usually go on to be lawyers after a three-year contract. However, there remain a number of ushers who will stay until retirement.’s “chancery list” in courtroom number three – the main court for dealing with emergency applications such as injunctions – throughout his time in the
Mr Justice Sanfey, who is head of the chancery court, said Mr Barclay was usher to four successive judges who were in charge of chancery. The court had a very busy list and had a particularly high proportion of unrepresented, or lay, litigants. However, the judge said it was his view that the 2012 decision not to replace judges’ ushers “profoundly misunderstood the role of the usher”.
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