Judicial Conduct and Complaints

How to make a complaint about the conduct of Judicial Office Holders

The documents below detail the procedure for making a complaint about the conduct of Judicial Office Holders or the Lady Chief Justice.

• Lord Chief Justice's Code of Practice on Complaints - 31 Aug 2021 (PDF 295 KB)
• Complaints about the Conduct of the LCJ (PDF 87 KB)

If you wish to make a complaint please download and complete a PDF version of the complaint form and post or email this to:

• Complaint regarding a Judicial Office Holder Form

Address: Complaints Officer, Lady Chief Justice's Office, Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street, BELFAST, BT1 3JF

Email: JudicialComplaints@judiciaryni.uk

Statistical Returns

• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2024
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2023
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2022
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2021
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2020 
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2019
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2018
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2017
• Statistical Return of Judicial Complaints during 2016

Statement of Ethics for the Judiciary of NI and Protocol on Judicial Discipline

The documents below detail the Statement of Ethics for the Judiciary in Northern Ireland and the Protocol on Judicial Discipline:

• Statement of Ethics for the Judiciary in Northern Ireland
• Protocol on Judicial Discipline