Statistics - Women Judges in Post

As at 1 April 2009

Post		Former Barristers	Former Solicitors	Total
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary	Women	1	0	1
	Men	11	0	11
	Total	12	0	12
	% Women	8.33	0	8.33
Heads of Division	Women	0	0	0
	Men	5	0	5
	Total	5	0	5
	% Women	0	0	0
Lord Justice of Appeal	Women	3	0	3
	Men	34	1	35
	Total	37	1	38
	% Women	8.11	0	7.89
High Court Judge	Women	15	0	15
	Men	92	2	94
	Total	107	2	109
	% Women	14.02	0	13.76
Circuit Judge	Women	78	14	92
	Men	480	69	548
	Total	558	83	640
	% Women	13.98	16.87	14.38
Recorder	Women	153	16	169
	Men	1023	43	1066
	Total	1176	59	1235
	% Women	13.01	27.12	13.68
Judge Advocates	Women	0	0	0
	Men	8	1	9
	Total	8	1	9
	% Women	0	0	0
Deputy Judge Advocates	Women	1	0	1
	Men	9	1	10
	Total	10	1	11
	% Women	10.00	0	9.09
District Judge	Women	15	89	104
	Men	30	310	340
	Total	45	399	444
	% Women	33.33	22.31	23.42
Deputy District Judge	Women	40	154	194
	Men	61	413	474
	Total	101	567	668
	% Women	26.38	27.16	29.04
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)	Women	13	19	32
	Men	34	69	102
	Total	47	88	134
	% Women	25.00	29.13	27.71
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Crt)	Women	6	30	46
	Men	48	73	120
	Total	64	103	166
	% Women	25.00	29.13	27.71
Masters, Registrars, Costs Judges and DJ (PRFD)	Women	6	6	12
	Men	21	14	35
	Total	27	20	47
	% Women	22.22	30.00	25.53
Deputy Masters, Deputy Registrars, Deputy Costs Judges and Deputy District Judge (PRFD)	Women	21	8	31
	Men	25	30	53
	Total	46	38	84
	% Women	49.65	21.05	36.90

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:

Key facts