§ Mr. Boydenasked the Attorney-General how many divorce actions were tried by judges who were not permanent High Court judges during 1963 or other convenient period; and what types of legal appointment were held by these judges in addition to their being divorce commissioners.
Mr. The Attorney-GeneralIn 1963, 27,980 divorce cases were heard by county court judges sitting as special divorce commissioners and 3,573 were heard by Queen's Counsel sitting as special commissioners. One of the latter was a Recorder and another was Deputy Chairman of Quarter Sessions.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Attorney-General how many divorce actions concluded during 1963 or other convenient period were undefended.