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there ever been. There are no BAME judges on the Supreme Court nor have
there ever been.

Analysis of BAME in appointment exercises for senior courts

Table 4. Summary of main figures regarding BAME in Circuit judge, High Court
judge and all legal exercises: 2017-18 and 2018-19 compared

BAME:
eligible applicants shortlisted appointment White
pool
RRI
High Court
2017- 0.43
18 14% 13% 5% 6%
2018- 15% 15% 10% 0% -
19
Circuit Bench
2017- 8% 14% 10% 5% 0.35
18
2018- 8% 18% 13% 3% 0.71
19
All legal exercises
2017- 19% 12% 9% 0.40
18 -
2018- - 21% 13% 11% 0.45
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2.30. The official data reveals that while BAME candidates are applying to the
Circuit bench and High Court in similar or greater proportion than the
percentage of BAME lawyers in the eligible pool, they are not being appointed.
The last few years have seen a decline in the number of BAME judges
appointed to the Circuit bench, from 5% in 2017-18 to 3% in 2018-19. In the
2018-2019 High Court round, though 15% of applicants were BAME, none

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