Individuals

Individual Membership

Individual Membership is open to any individual who is a past or present member of any level of the judiciary or has connections with the courts within the Commonwealth.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

You will receive the Commonwealth Judicial Journal twice a year. It carries articles of interest to members in their court work throughout the Commonwealth;

You will be sent a Newsletter twice yearly. This carries both news about the Association’s activities and about Members themselves;

You will be able to exchange views with like-minded individuals through the network of contacts the CMJA has around the Commonwealth;

You can attend the Annual Conferences and the Association’s Regional Meetings and Triennial General Assembly Meetings organised every three years to during the Triennial Conferences where you will have the right to vote for your Regional Representative;

You can find out about the Training courses organised by the CMJA on court administration, case management, human rights and sentencing which are organised periodically in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The current Judicial Education Programme also includes training on judicial ethics and family law, as well as global developments in the law;

You can obtain copies of our publications – click here for further information;

You can join the Gender Section and promote gender equality and women’s right’s around the Commonwealth; Click here for further details

You can contribute to the work of the Association by promoting its aims in your jurisdiction.

APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

You can apply for Membership or Renew your subscription and submit your subscription online. Please scroll down this page to fill in the online form. We will contact you with confirmation on receipt of your application. The costs for various periods of membership are listed below.

Alternatively, if you prefer to print off an application form and send us a cheque, you can do so by clicking here.

 

	Non Salaried (lay magistrate/judge or retired magistrate/judge)	Salaried
Annual Subscription	£55	£65
3 year Subscription	£150	£175
5 year Subscription	£240	£280
10 year Subscription	£425	£500

Please complete ALL FIELDS in the form below and click the Send button. Before paying for your membership, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ENSURE THAT YOU FULFIL ALL THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBER of the CMJA, in particular that you are qualified as a lawyer or judicial officer in a Commonwealth jurisdiction (ie: one of the Member States or dependent territories of the Commonwealth of Nations) in accordance with Article 3.4 of the Constitution.

Title
Family Name
First Name
Address
Town
Post Code
Country
Organisation/Position
Telephone
Fax
Email
Gender	FemaleMalePlease Choose
Age	Please Choose25-3536-4546-5556-6566-7575+
Professional Interests
Criminal Law	Yes   No
Family Law	Yes   No
Constitutional Law	Yes   No
Commercial Law	Yes   No
Civil Law	Yes   No
Public Law	Yes   No
Other (please state)
Are you?	Lay MagistrateJustice of the PeaceMagistrateDistrict JudgeProvincial Court JudgeHigh Court JudgeSupreme Court JudgePlease choose or Other (Please State)
Qualifying Jurisdiction
Practising Jurisdiction
How many years do you wish to join for?	Please ChooseOne YearThree YearsFive YearsTen Years
Are you renewing your membership?	Yes   No
If so, what is your membership number?
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