According to this article in The Scotsman:Senior judges bidding for the top judge job in Scotland have been asked to write an essay as part of the application process. A panel of experts has been appointed to select a successor to Lord Cullen, the Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session (pictured), who retires next month. But their request that applicants submit a written piece about the future challenges for the new Lord President seems to have caused a stir in senior legal circles and to have dissuaded some from applying.
One judge is quoted as saying the requirement is "demeaning." Perhaps they can compromise on a series of multiple choice or true/false questions.
I mean, why should Scotland's Chief Justice be expected to actually write a cogent, thoughtful legal opinion?
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