2.3 Mixture?
The perception of judges as being older white men is not entirely false. Women and people from ethnic minorities remain under-represented among court judges, especially in the higher courts, such as the Court of Appeal.
Box 4 Court judges in England and Wales
On 1 April 2020, in the criminal and civil courts of England and Wales:
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(Ministry of Justice, 2020c)
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Not all judges are old, white men – but a disproportionate number are.