Gender statistics

Diversity Information

Post Former
Barristers		 Former
Solicitors		 Total
Justice of the Supreme Court Women 1 0 1
Men 9 1 10
Total 10 1 11
% Women 10.00 0.00 9.09
Heads of Division Women 0 0 0
Men 5 0 5
Total 5 0 5
% Women 0.00 0.00 0.00
Lord Justices of Appeal Women 3 0 3
Men 34 0 34
Total 37 0 37
% Women 8.11 0.00 8.11
High Court Judges Women 16 0 16
Men 91 1 92
Total 107 1 108
% Women 14.95 0.00 14.81
Circuit Judges Women 87 14 101
Men 513 66 579
Total 600 80 680
% Women 14.50 17.50 14.85
Recorders Women 185 16 201
Men 987 45 1032
Total 1172 61 1233
% Women 15.78 26.23 16.30
Judge Advocates Women 1 0 1
Men 7 1 8
Total 8 1 9
% Women 12.50 0.00 11.11
Deputy Judge Advocates Women 1 0 1
Men 4 0 4
Total 5 0 5
% Women 20.00 0 20.00
District Judges (County Courts) Women 17 93 110
Men 30 308 338
Total 47 401 448
% Women 36.17 23.19 24.55
Deputy District Judges (County Courts) Women 37 149 186
Men 59 395 454
Total 96 544 640
% Women 38.54 27.39 29.06
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Women 13 24 37
Men 36 70 106
Total 49 94 143
% Women 26.53 25.53 25.87
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Crt) Women 16 25 41
Men 44 66 110
Total 60 91 151
% Women 26.67 27.47 27.15
Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and District Judges (PRFD) Women 7 6 13
Men 20 15 35
Total 27 21 48
% Women 25.93 28.57 27.08
Deputy Masters, Deputy Registrars, Deputy Costs Judges and Deputy District Judge (PRFD) Women 23 8 31
Men 22 27 49
Total 45 35 80
% Women 51.11 22.86 38.75
Total: 3598

Source: Judicial Database 2010

PRFD stands for Principal Registry of the Family Division