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Heads of a public administration, the magistrates chiefs of courts of appeal and tribunals must integrate adjudicative functions into a public service framework. The logic is that of their involvement in court management. It then becomes difficult for them to find time to continue to exercise their adjudicative duties. Magistrates wishing to access these court administration functions are assessed in particular on managerial skills, but the growing importance of these skills for careers development questions their adjudicative independence.