News:

Dec 2011
Two - male - SC appointments

Nov 2011
MOJ announces consultation on judicial appointments process

Nov 2011
Nov 11 MoJ Consultation on Judicial Appointments and Diversity

Nov 2011
HL Constitutional Committee publishes written evidence in judicial appointments

4 July 2011
'EJI submits written evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution inquiry into Judicial Appointments'

16 May 2011
Dr Erika Rackley talks about judicial diversity on BBC Radio 4 'Woman's Hour' programme.

May 2011
Two - male - appointments to the UK Supreme Court

15 April 2011
Erika Rackley on the possible Supreme Court appointments

Equal Justices Initiative

The aim of the Equal Justices Initiative (EJI) is to promote the equal participation of men and women in the judiciary in England and Wales by 2015.

The EJI serves as a forum for bringing together academics, practitioners, judges and policy-makers to work towards gender parity on the bench. Read about the EJI aims and background.

Supreme Court opens with only one female member

The new UK Supreme Court opened in October 2009. Only one member of the Court is a woman. Lady Brenda Hale was appointed...

Linda Dobbs was appointed to the High Court Bench in October 2004

In 2009 she is still the only female lawyer from a BME background to be appointed to the High Court Bench...