The 12 Justices of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Lady Hale is the only woman ever to have been appointed to the Court. Photo credit: Fiona Hanson/Press Association. All rights reserved.
Imagine this: A senior judiciary of 12 that, in its entire history, has only ever had one woman and where each member is and always has been, white and privileged. A description of Victorian-era justice? No, this describes the judiciary of the Supreme Court in England and Wales in 2017.
The all–party law reform and human rights organisation, JUSTICE, this week published an important report on why we must take proactive and immediate steps to increase the diversity of the senior judiciary in England and Wales, and how we might do it.
