JSC Legislation Exam case studies
JSC Legislation Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The JSC Legislation Exam is a multiple-choice assessment of how well a candidate knows the statutory and constitutional framework that governs judicial office and the Judicial Service Commission itself. It is aimed at lawyers, magistrates, legal officers, and public-service staff preparing for roles that involve advising on or administering judicial appointments, discipline, conditions of service, and court administration. The JSC Legislation Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,927 words.
1The Ruling That Did Not Exist
A court station carrying 1,240 pending criminal files has a Principal Magistrate who failed to deliver a ruling in a robbery case for 71 days after the close of submissions. The accused remained in custody throughout.
824 words, about 4 min2The Petition and the Blanket Injunction
On 3 March the Commission received a petition against a Court of Appeal judge from a company that had lost a KES 480 million contract suit. The petition alleges that the judge's daughter was employed by a subsidiary of the winning bidder three years before the hearing, and that the judge met the winning company's director at a hotel during the hearing.
786 words, about 4 min3The Counterclaim That Exceeded the Ceiling
A newly gazetted Small Claims Court sits in a sub-county where no magistrate is stationed. A trader files a claim of KES 860,000 for goods sold and delivered, and adds a prayer for an injunction restraining the buyer from selling a lorry said to secure the debt.
778 words, about 4 min4Six Slots, Two Hundred Applicants and a Returned Name
The Commission advertises six vacancies for judge of the High Court. Of 214 applications, 38 are shortlisted.
754 words, about 4 min5The June Contract and the Missing AIE
The Judiciary's approved budget for the year is KES 21.4 billion. By 30 April only 58 per cent of the exchequer release had been received.
785 words, about 4 min