Judicial diversity statistics 2025
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The judicial diversity statistics 2024-2025 have today been published. Increasing the diversity of the judiciary is a key priority for the Lady Chief Justice.
The statistics show that progress is being made in some key areas. There is further increase in the number of women in the judiciary, and for the first time there is data on disability, thanks to increased self-reporting which reached the threshold for publication. The Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF) has also been able to report social mobility data for the legal professions for the first time ever and the judiciary continues to encourage judicial office holders to complete all fields of diversity data. Individual ethnic group profiles remain unchanged.
Initiatives aimed at advancing the personal and professional diversity of the judiciary have been running throughout the full five-year term of the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2025, driven by the hard work and commitment of judicial office holders at all levels.
This year marks the end of the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2025. An evaluation process is underway and this will inform next steps to deliver real change. The new strategy, which will run to 2030, will include ambitious targets and engagement with the professions.
The Rt Hon the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, said:
“I am determined to improve diversity in the judiciary. It is one of my key priorities. Progress is too slow, and we cannot shy away from that, but we will persist in our efforts to make real change.
“I would like to thank all those within the judiciary and the professions for their continuing efforts, as we all work towards a more representative judiciary.”
