Stats about diversity in the judiciary
Some fascinating figures have been released for the first time by the so-called “Judicial diversity taskforce”, tasked to try and assist in making the Judiciary more reflective of society as a whole by 2020. Here are some very brief highlights :-
- In 1998 10.3% of judges in England and Wales were women
- In 2010 20.6% of Judges in England & Wales are women
- In 1998 1.6% of Judges were either black or from minority ethnic groups
- In 2010 4.8% of Judges are either black or from ethnic minorities