Diversity of the judiciary: 2021 statistics

The annual official statistics on judicial diversity in England and Wales covering the current judiciary, judicial appointments and legal professions were published last week.

This presents the latest statistics on judicial diversity for England and Wales, covering:

• court and tribunal judges, non-legal members of tribunals and magistrates in post as at 1 April 2021
• judicial selection exercises completed during the financial year ending 31 March 2021, with additional data on judicial selection exercises completed between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2021
• legal professions as at 1 April 2021

These statistics provide the main source for monitoring patterns and trends in judicial diversity, and bring together in one place diversity statistics for those in post, during selection and for the legal professions which are the source of much of the judiciary.

There is also an interactive dashboard which allows users to explore the latest data for the judiciary.

Read the publication here.

Further Reading:

• New statistics show more must be done on diversity in the judiciary
• Judicial diversity goes into reverse as barristers dominate
• ‘BAME’ breakdown reveals shameful progress on judicial diversity
• Urgent action needed to challenge continuing lack of diversity in judiciary