Statistics - Women Judges in Post

As at 1 April 2007

Post		Former Barristers	Former Solicitors	Total
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary	Women	1	0	1
	Men	10	0	11
	Total	11	0	12
	% Women	9.09	0	8.33
Heads of Division - Lord Chief Justice - Master of the Rolls - President of the Queen's Bench Division - President of Family Division - The Chancellor of the High Court	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	33	1	34
	Total	36	1	37
	% Women	8.33	0	8.11
High Court Judge	Women	10	0	10
	Men	97	1	98
	Total	107	1	108
	% Women	9.35	0	9.26
Circuit Judge (including judges of the Court of Technology & Construction)	Women	59	13	73
	Men	485	79	566
	Total	544	92	639
	% Women	10.85	14.13	11.42
Recorder	Women	152	27	179
	Men	945	77	1022
	Total	1097	104	1201
	% Women	13.86	25.96	14.9
Recorder In Training	Women	3	0	3
	Men	2	0	2
	Total	5	0	5
	% Women	60	0	60
District Judge (including Family Division)	Women	15	86	101
	Men	21	325	349
	Total	36	411	450
	% Women	41.67	20.92	22.44
Deputy District Judge (including Family Division)	Women	59	159	219
	Men	74	486	561
	Total	133	645	780
	% Women	44.36	24.65	28.08
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) As at 31-08-00 all Stipendiary Magistrates became District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)	Women	13	20	33
	Men	34	71	106
	Total	47	91	139
	% Women	27.66	21.98	23.74
Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Crt) As at 31-08-00 all Stipendiary Magistrates became District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)	Women	18	24	42
	Men	53	74	127
	Total	71	98	169
	% Women	25.35	24.49	24.85

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