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Targets ‘with teeth’ are needed to end the domination of the judiciary by white, privately educated men, according to a report from campaign group Justice. Increasing Judicial Diversity said the Supreme Court, which has only one female justice out of the 11-strong bench, and which is recruiting to fill three vacancies, should aim to have five women appointed within the next ten years.
Targets ‘with teeth’ are needed to end the domination of the judiciary by white, privately educated men, according to a report from campaign group Justice. Increasing Judicial Diversity said the Supreme Court, which has only one female justice out of the 11-strong bench, and which is recruiting to fill three vacancies, should aim to have five women appointed within the next ten years.
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