... parliament. Full time judges are not allowed to sit in the House of Commons but are allowed to become involved in joining the House of Lords in its legislative function as the Law Lords are life peers and can take part in debates on new laws being passed. Superior judges are presumed to be independent because they cannot be dismissed by the government. But they are appointed by Lord Chancellor (Lord Faulkner) who is a member of the government and will appoint judges at all levels. The Prime minister (Tony Blair) is also involved in the nomination of the most superior judges. The Lord Chancellor will also monitor any complaints against the judges. He will the write to them arranging for them to be seen by officials and due to this method this is seen as pressure from the executive. Judges are protected by the outside pressure when exercising their judicial ...

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