Take a vocational course. In learning to judge in the UK you will need to use a "Bar Professional Course" in learning for 1 full year or 2 a year and a half. to stand a chance of making it in the judiciary. To be considered as a judge you have to have a minimum of seven years’ experience as a barrister or solicitor, although the specifications depending on the type of law you practice vary considerably. The decision is made by the Lord Chancellor who, In reality, the Lord Chancellor will often ask current judges If your name is mentioned, you are half-way to becoming a judge.