Judicial Appointments (Women)

HC Deb 18 July 1991 vol 195 cc227-8W

Mr. Fraser

To ask the Attorney-General how many women there are in each class of judicial appointments; and what change there has been in the numbers over the last year.

The Attorney-General

The numbers of women currently in post as judges or stipendiry magistrates, and those in post a year ago, together with the net change, are as follows:

	July 1990	July 1991	Net change
Lords Justices of Appeal	1	1	—
High Court Judges	1	2	+1
Circuit Judges	19	20	+1

	July 1990	July 1991	Net change
District Judges	7	9	+2
Metropolitan Stipendary Magistrates	8	8	—
Provincial Stipendary Magistrates	—	1	+1