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II. ASSESSMENT OF TRENDS IN DIVERSITY OVER 2017-
2019

2.1. In this Chapter we examine the changes to the diversity of the judiciary since
the publication of our original report. We look at each of the following diversity
characteristics in turn: gender; race and ethnicity; professional background;
socio-economic background; disability; and sexual orientation and gender
identity.

Figure 1. Summary of diversity in the senior courts as at 2019 (Gender, ethnicity
and professional background)
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DIVERSITY OF SITTING COHORT 2019

Gender (% women)
Ethnicity (% BAME)
Professional Background (% solicitor)
31% 29% 33%

27% 25% 28%
23%

13% 11%

6% 7%
4% 3% 4% 3% 4%
0% 0%

CI RCUI T HI GH COA UKS C ALL ALL
BE NCH COURT S E NI OR COURTS
COURTS

23 Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, ‘Judicial Diversity Statistics 2019’, July 2019, (Table 1.1:
Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional
background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2019) available online at
https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/judicial-diversity-statistics-2019-2/.
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