What special skills are needed or obtained?
The skills for a chief judge are quite different than those for a sitting judge. There are a lot of administrative duties, such as staffing issues, applying expense policies, assigning judges and JPs, liaising with government representatives, writing business reports, and analyzing statistics, that sitting judges do not normally perform. The skills required include diplomacy, public speaking, organization, report writing, and efficiency. Chief judges also often sit in court, so the usual skills for sitting judges would also apply (see criteria for appointment under Judicial Council on the website.
