171 discipline system. The JCIO filters out unfounded or trivial complaints, referring serious ones to a nominated judge, who acts as a further filter. Then to an investigating Judge. This triage system ensures that non-trivial consideration and complaints that Judges receive are proper investigated by their peers. If at the end of the process the LCJ and Lord Chancellor wish to take disciplinary action, they must refer the case to a review body composed of two Judges and two lay members.’ (The Politics of Judicial Independence in the UK’s Changing Constitution P.58-59). The LCL and Lord Chancellor must decide jointly on disciplinary sanctions but cannot take any action more severe panel. At than the end that of recommended the process by the only review the Lord Chancellor can formally remove a Judge from office, and only at Circuit Judge level and below. For Judges of High Court level or above, the decision to dismiss must be approved by both Houses of Parliament (this has not occurred since 1830). There is also a process

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