Information Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates
A bachelors degree and work experience are the minimum requirements for a judgeship or magistrate position, but most workers filling these positions also have law degrees. Overall employment is projected to grow about as fast as the average, but varies by occupational specialty. Judges and magistrates are expected encounter competition for jobs because of the prestige associated with serving on the bench
On average, Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
earn $ 101,690 per year
Job Opportunities for Legal Careers are
expected to:
Increase as fast as the average.
Law (LL.B., J.D.)
Legal Professions and Studies
Legal Studies
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers apply the law and oversee the legal process in courts. They preside over cases concerning every aspect of society, from traffic offenses to disputes over the management of professional sports to issues concerning the rights of huge corporations. All judicial workers must ensure that trials and hearings are conducted fairly and that the court safeguards the legal rights of all parties involved.
A bachelors degree and work experience usually constitute the minimum requirements for judges and magistrates, but most workers have law degrees, and some are elected. Training requirements for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators vary.
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers held 51,000 jobs in 2006. Judges, magistrates, and magistrate judges held 27,000 jobs, all in State and local governments. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers held 15,000 jobs, with 59 percent in State governments, 22 percent in the Federal Government, and 19 percent in local governments. Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators held another 8,500 jobs.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
American Arbitration Association
National Center for State Courts
