- Judge Elizabeth Johnson shares her experiences of becoming a judge and encourages other CILEX members as well as lawyers from under-represented groups to follow suit.
There is still considerable under-representation of women and ethnic minorities in our judiciary. Current figures show that although the proportion of women judges is increasing gradually, they still only represent 32% of all judges and 26% of High Court roles or above.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic people represent 8% of court judges and 12% of tribunal judges and research by the Sutton Trust shows that two-thirds of the most senior judges in England and Wales were privately educated.
More progress is needed to ensure the judiciary better reflects the society it serves. We are on the right track, but we need to draw more experienced lawyers from across the whole profession, not just the Bar.
I would like to encourage those who might have previously felt that a career in the judiciary was
