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clerk to the justices
(justices’ clerk, magistrates’ clerk) A person who has a five-year magistrates’ court qualification, or a barrister or solicitor of not less than five years’ standing as an assistant to a magistrates’ clerk, who is appointed to assist magistrates in court, particularly by giving advice about questions of law and matters of practice or procedure. The clerk or one of his staff will sit in court with the justices in order to advise them, but should not retire with them when they consider their verdict. On their request, he may advise them in private during their retirement, but should return to the court when his advice has been given. See also magistrates’ court. |