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Where a supreme court judge can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a supreme court judge already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Supreme court judges preside in high courts, dealing with complex criminal and civil cases. They examine the case during trials in order to formulate a sentence or to direct a jury in reaching a conclusion, and decide on any punishments if an offending party is found guilty. They rule proceedings and ensure the trial is held in a fair manner compliant with legislation.

Also known as justice, high court judge, justice of the supreme court, justice of the high court, lord advocate.

Professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: judge, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
judge 77% covered justice of the peace 75% covered court jury coordinator 60% covered prosecutor 60% covered case administrator 55% covered supreme court judge You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from supreme court judge, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a supreme court judge already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A supreme court judge needs 15 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • guide jury activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • hear legal arguments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • supervise court hearings assisting and caring
  • maintain court order assisting and caring
  • make legal decisions management skills
  • show impartiality communication, collaboration and creativity
  • correctional procedures services
  • hear witness accounts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • civil process order business, administration and law
  • interpret law communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a supreme court judge does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Supreme court judge is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a supreme court judge’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.