Mr Henry Skeehan, a former RUC officer and Justice of the Peace, has written a handbook for Justices of the Peace. He hopes it will provide helpful guidance for those serving.  

Magistrates (also called Justices of the Peace) are ordinary people who hear cases in court in their community. They sit in benches of three, including two 'wingers' and one who sits in the centre who has received special training to act as chair, known as the Presiding Justice.

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