Gender statistics of judges in post 2008
As at 1 April 2008
Post | Former Barristers |
Former Solicitors |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | Women | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Men | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
% Women | 8.33 | 0 | 8.33 | |
Heads of Division | Women | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Men | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
% Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lord Justice of Appeal | Women | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Men | 33 | 1 | 34 | |
Total | 36 | 1 | 37 | |
% Women | 8.33 | 0 | 8.11 | |
High Court Judge | Women | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Men | 98 | 1 | 99 | |
Total | 109 | 1 | 110 | |
% Women | 10.09 | 0 | 10.00 | |
Circuit Judge | Women | 72 | 15 | 87 |
Men | 492 | 74 | 566 | |
Total | 564 | 89 | 653 | |
% Women | 12.77 | 16.85 | 13.32 | |
Recorder | Women | 168 | 26 | 194 |
Men | 1028 | 83 | 1111 | |
Total | 1196 | 109 | 1305 | |
% Women | 14.05 | 23.85 | 14.87 | |
Judge Advocates | Women | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Men | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
% Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Deputy Judge Advocates | Women | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Men | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
Total | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
% Women | 9.09 | 0 | 8.33 | |
District Judge | Women | 13 | 85 | 98 |
Men | 25 | 315 | 340 | |
Total | 38 | 400 | 438 | |
% Women | 34.21 | 21.25 | 22.37 | |
Deputy District Judge | Women | 34 | 177 | 211 |
Men | 68 | 494 | 562 | |
Total | 102 | 671 | 773 | |
% Women | 26.38 | 33.33 | 27.3 | |
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) | Women | 13 | 18 | 31 |
Men | 34 | 71 | 105 | |
Total | 47 | 89 | 136 | |
% Women | 27.66 | 20.22 | 22.79 | |
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Crt) | Women | 18 | 22 | 40 |
Men | 53 | 74 | 127 | |
Total | 71 | 96 | 167 | |
% Women | 25.35 | 22.92 | 23.95 | |
Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and DJ (PRFD) | Women | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Men | 23 | 14 | 37 | |
Total | 29 | 19 | 48 | |
% Women | 20.69 | 26.32 | 22.92 | |
Deputy Masters, Deputy Registrars, Deputy Costs Judges and Deputy District Judge (PRFD) | Women | 27 | 12 | 39 |
Men | 28 | 48 | 76 | |
Total | 55 | 60 | 115 | |
% Women | 49.09 | 20 | 33.91 |
These figures are not directly comparable to 2007’s figures as the data has been widened to include four new types of judicial post. These are:
- Judge Advocates
- Deputy Judge Advocates
- Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and DJ, and
- Deputy Masters, Registrars, Deputy Costs