Three barristers have been nominated to be the next UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights.

Following an open selection process, administered by the Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales, Tim Eicke QC, Murray Hunt and Jessica Simor QC have been selected as the UK’s candidates. One will be elected in June for a nine-year term. 

Eicke is a barrister at Essex Court Chambers, specialising in the application of EU law to human rights. Hunt is the legal adviser to parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. Before taking up that role he practised as a barrister at Matrix Chambers for 12 years, specialising in public law and human rights. Simor is a human rights and public law barrister at Matrix. 

When appointed to the post, the chosen candidate will receive a salary of around €200,000 (£156,000), free of local tax.

Their nominations come at a time of debate over the UK’s relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Home secretary Theresa May suggested earlier this week that the UK should leave the convention, but justice secretary Michael Gove has stressed that he wishes to remain a signatory. However the government's long-awaited British Bill of Rights is expected to propose curbing the influence of the Strasbourg court.