I'm used to hearing two different things. I spent 30 years hearing two different versions.
No, they must look at the postulant's record, look at the references he has offered, and find out, if they don't know—some people are more known than others, and lawyers don't know all the other lawyers in the province—who to phone to find out about this person's behaviour and whether this person knows the law. This person wants to go to the Tax Court. Is he or she a tax lawyer? What is her or his experience in tax law? They must not only eliminate those who should not be judges; they should seek out those who will be good judges.