Same(or very similar) in the UK - you have lower level "magistrates court" where the judges are volunteers who are given legal training and are given access to

Same(or very similar) in the UK - you have lower level "magistrates court" where the judges are volunteers who are given legal training and are given access to actual paid career judges if they need clarification on something. I'm not sure if the magistrates can overrule regular judges in any way, but yeah, you can always appeal to a higher court if needed.