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Mr. Lock
[holding answer 31 October 2000]: The first table gives the requested breakdown for appointments to each level of judge requested for the last three financial years, and for the principal categories from April 1 this year. Another table provides the figures which are readily available for appointments in the calendar years 1994, 1995 and 1996. A further table gives statistics for all professional judicial appointments through the main open competitions in 1999–2000, and shows that of those appointments, 47 per cent. were solicitors, 27 per cent. women and 4 per cent. from ethnic minorities.
| Appointments in the last three financial years |
|
Total |
Solicitors |
Women |
Ethnic minority |
| 1997–98 |
| High Court Judges |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges1 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| Assistant Recorders2 |
93 |
12 |
20 |
4 |
| District Judges1,3 |
37 |
36 |
8 |
1 |
| Deputy District Judges3 |
63 |
57 |
20 |
2 |
| 1998–99 |
| High Court Judges |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges1 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Assistant Recorders |
150 |
10 |
22 |
4 |
| District Judges1,3 |
43 |
39 |
8 |
3 |
| Deputy District Judges3 |
100 |
86 |
32 |
1 |
| 1999–2000 |
| High Court Judges |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges1 |
31 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| Assistant Recorders2 |
113 |
9 |
21 |
6 |
| District Judges1,3 |
27 |
24 |
10 |
1 |
| Deputy District Judges3 |
125 |
102 |
39 |
2 |
| 1 The figures for Circuit Judges and District Judges are for those who were approved for appointment, although they did not take up their appointments until the following year |
| 2 Appointments in the full competition completed in the year concerned (which usually spans two financial years) rather than the appointments made in that financial year which would be from parts of two competitions |
| 3 Including Family Division |
| Appointments 1 April 2000 to 31 October 2000 |
|
Total |
Solicitors |
Women |
Ethnic minority |
| High Court Judges |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges1 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| District Judges1,2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1 Candidates who were interviewed in the competitions in 1999–2000, were originally on the reserve list, and were subsequently appointed. The total figures for those who have taken up post since 1 April 2000 are, therefore, the figures in table 1 plus those in table 2. |
| 2 Including Family Division |
| Appointments in the calendar years shown |
|
Total |
Solicitors |
Women |
Ethnic minority |
| 1994 |
|
|
|
|
| High Court Judges |
18 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges |
35 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Assistant Recorders2 |
50 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
| District Judges2,3 |
31 |
28 |
10 |
0 |
| Deputy District Judges2,3 |
20 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
286W
| Appointments in the calendar years shown |
|
Total |
Solicitors |
Women |
Ethnic minority |
| 1995 |
|
|
|
|
| High Court Judges |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges |
48 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
| Assistant Recorders2 |
58 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
| District Judges2,3 |
31 |
30 |
4 |
0 |
| Deputy District Judges2,3 |
63 |
56 |
16 |
4 |
| 1996 |
|
|
|
|
| High Court Judges |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Circuit Judges |
45 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Assistant Recorders2 |
98 |
16 |
17 |
2 |
| District Judges2,3 |
24 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
| Deputy District Judges2,3 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 1 The figures of six High Court Judges appointed in 1994 which was given in answer to a written question on 9 February 1999 was incorrect |
| 2 These figures are those that are the most readily available from existing records but may not be wholly comprehensive because of changes in recording procedures |
| 3 Including Family Division |
| Total appointments through the main judicial appointments competitions in 1999–2000 |
|
Appointments |
Percentage |
| Total |
453 |
100 |
| Men |
331 |
73.1 |
| Women1 |
122 |
26.9 |
| White |
407 |
89.8 |
| Ethnic minority |
19 |
4.2 |
| Not known |
27 |
6 |
| Barrister (not QC) |
172 |
38 |
| Solicitor (not QC) |
211 |
46.6 |
| QC |
27 |
6 |
| Other |
43 |
9.5 |
| 1 If appointments to the Appeals Service are included, the proportion of women appointed in 1999–2000 was 33.4 per cent. |