Annual diversity statistics 2008
As at 1st April 2008
Note: The database of the ethnic origin of the judiciary may be incomplete as (a) candidates are asked to provide the information on a voluntary basis and (b) such details have only been collected since October 1991.
| White | Mixed | Asian or Asian British |
Black or Black British |
Chinese | Other Ethnic Group |
Not stated |
Total Minority Ethnic |
Total in post |
% Minority Ethnic |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lords of Appeal in Ordinary | Men | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Women | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0% | |
| Heads of Division | Men | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | |
| Lords Justices of Appeal | Men | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 0% |
| Women | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 0% | |
| High Court Judges | Men | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 99 | 2% |
| Women | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9% | |
| Total | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 110 | 3% | |
| Circuit Judges | Men | 501 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 16 | 566 | 3% |
| Women | 70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 87 | 5% | |
| Total | 571 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 20 | 653 | 3% | |
| Recorders | Men | 850 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 211 | 50 | 1111 | 5% |
| Women | 147 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 194 | 6% | |
| Total | 997 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 247 | 61 | 1305 | 5% | |
| Judge Advocates | Men | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% | |
| Deputy Judge Advocates | Men | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Women | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0% | |
| District Judges (County Courts) | Men | 302 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 340 | 4% |
| Women | 80 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 98 | 8% | |
| Total | 382 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 438 | 5% | |
| Deputy District Judges (County Courts) | Men | 432 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 114 | 16 | 562 | 3% |
| Women | 140 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 15 | 211 | 7% | |
| Total | 572 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 170 | 31 | 773 | 4% | |
| District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) | Men | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 105 | 2% |
| Women | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 3% | |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 136 | 2% | |
| Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) | Men | 86 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 127 | 4% |
| Women | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 17% | |
| Total | 118 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 167 | 7% | |
| Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and DJ (PRFD) | Men | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 3% |
| Women | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0% | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 48 | 2% | |
| Deputy Masters, Deputy Registrars, Deputy Costs Judges and Deputy District Judge (PRFD) | Men | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 76 | 1% |
| Women | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 10% | |
| Total | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 115 | 4% | |
| Totals | Men | 2445 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 543 | 105 | 3093 | 3% |
| Women | 525 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 151 | 51 | 727 | 7% | |
| Total | 2970 | 28 | 49 | 25 | 3 | 51 | 694 | 156 | 3820 | 4% | |
Source: Judicial database
Notes:
- Data gathered through 2007 diversity survey
- Post April 2006 appointments ethnicity data not supplied by JAC
- Tribunals data will be supplied following implementation of TCE Act from April 2009
- Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were not included in 2007 diversity survey
- 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