There are various levels of
judiciary in England and Wales — different types of courts have different styles of
judges. They also form a strict
hierarchy of importance, in line with the order of the courts in which they sit, so that judges of the
Court of Appeal of England and Wales are generally given more weight than district judges sitting in
county courts and magistrates' courts. At 31 March 2006 there were 1,825 judges in post in England and Wales, most of whom were circuit judges (626) or district judges (572). Some judges with United Kingdom-wide jurisdiction also sit in England and Wales, particularly Justices of the
United Kingdom Supreme Court and members of the
tribunals judiciary.