Annual diversity statistics 2009
As at 1st April 2009
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.
Not stated * |
White | Asian or Asian British |
Chinese | Black or Black British |
Mixed | Other Ethnic Group |
Total Minority Ethnic |
Total in post |
% Minority Ethnic |
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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary | Men | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00% |
Women | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00% | |
Heads of Division | Men | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% |
Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
Total | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | |
Lords Justices of Appeal | Men | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.00% |
Women | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | |
Total | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0.00% | |
High Court Judges | Men | 19 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 2.67% |
Women | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10.00% | |
Total | 24 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 3.53% | |
Circuit Judges | Men | 55 | 483 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 548 | 2.03% |
Women | 15 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 92 | 5.19% | |
Total | 70 | 556 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 640 | 2.46% | |
Recorders | Men | 239 | 778 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 1066 | 5.93% |
Women | 49 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 169 | 6.67% | |
Total | 288 | 890 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 1235 | 6.02% | |
Judge Advocates | Men | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00% |
Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |
Total | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00% | |
Deputy Judge Advocates | Men | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11.11% |
Women | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.11% | |
District Judges (County Courts) | Men | 25 | 305 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 340 | 3.17% |
Women | 9 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 104 | 7.37% | |
Total | 34 | 393 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 444 | 4.15% | |
Deputy District Judges (County Courts) | Men | 91 | 368 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 474 | 3.92% |
Women | 64 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 194 | 8.46% | |
Total | 155 | 487 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 668 | 5.07% | |
District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) | Men | 26 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 1.32% |
Women | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4.76% | |
Total | 37 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 2.06% | |
Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) | Men | 45 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 5.33% |
Women | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 6.25% | |
Total | 59 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 5.61% | |
Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and DJ (PRFD) | Men | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 3.85% |
Women | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00% | |
Total | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 2.94% | |
Deputy Masters, Deputy Registrars, Deputy Costs Judges and Deputy District Judge (PRFD) | Men | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0.00% |
Women | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10.53% | |
Total | 35 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 4.08% | |
Totals | Men | 546 | 2263 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 93 | 2902 | 3.94% |
Women | 184 | 480 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 700 | 6.97% | |
Total | 730 | 2743 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 129 | 3602 | 4.49% |
Source: Judicial database April 2009
Notes:
- * Not all judges declare their ethnicity and so the ethnicity figure is calculated as a percentage of those members of the judiciary who have agreed to provide ethnicity data and from whom we have collected this information.
- Ethnicity data has been gathered through the 2007 diversity survey (carried out by Judicial Office).
- Ethnicity data on appointments made post April 2006 has not been available. Therefore ethnicity data is not held for those judges who were appointed after 2006, and whose ethnicity has not been declared through the survey mentioned at paragraph 1.
- In May 2009, the Judicial Office began collecting ethnicity data from all new judicial appointees with the help of the Ministry of Justice. This information will be incorporated in the ethnicity data for 2010.
- Implementation of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 began in November 2008 and is bringing together the administrative and record-keeping facilities of a large number of tribunals with varying levels of data. Diversity data for the tribunals will be supplied following an exercise to review and update the information currently held.