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Analysis of exercises for senior courts – applicants, success
rates and legal exercises

Table 6. Summary of main figures regarding solicitors in Circuit judge, High Court
judge and all legal exercises: 2017-18 and 2018-19 compared

Year eligible applicants shortlisted appointment Solicitor:
pool Barrister
RRI

High Court

2017- 89% 10% 5% 0% n/a
18

2018- 88% 21% 24% 22% 0.56
19

Circuit Bench

2017- n/a 13% 5% 1% 0.08
18

2018- n/a 13% 11% 11% 0.71
19

All legal exercises

2017- n/a 36% 25% 21% 0.48
18

2018- n/a 55% 45% 41% 0.50
19

Overall

2.50. The total number of recommendations for solicitors in all legal exercise in
2018-2019 significantly improved on the previous year. However even in

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