§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Attorney-General what is the average number of hours per working day that a circuit judge sits trying cases.
The Solicitor-GeneralThis information is not available in the exact form requested. The average day's sitting in open court in the Crown court and the average day's sitting in the county court are 5 hours and 4.6 hours respectively, including adjournments. Judicial business dealt with out of court or by circuit judges sitting in the High Court is not included in these figures.