Kate Malleson

The House of Lords Constitutional Committee has published the written submissions received in relation to the Judicial Appointments inquiry. This includes evidence from the Equal Justices Initiative as well as from EJI executive committee members Kate Malleson, Lizzie Barmes, Erika Rackley and Les Moran (who contributed to the InterLaw Diversity Forum for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual … Read more

The House of Lords Constitutional Committee is currently inquiring into Judicial Appointments. The EJI submitted written evidence to the Committee. Read the EJI submission for Judicial Appointments Process Inquiry [PDF 50kb] Read more about the Judicial Appointments Process Inquiry on the UK parliament website.

After weeks of speculation the appointment of Lord Justice Wilson and Jonathan Sumption QC to the UK Supreme Court has finally been announced. Though both candidates are clearly very able and likely to become great judges, the Equal Justices Initiative is disappointed that the members of the selection commission didn’t take the opportunity to increase … Read more

Erika argues that targets should be set for increasing the representation of women judges and that gender, as with other factors such as ethnicity, background, religion and age, does make a difference. Listen to Dr Erika Rackley on BBC Radio 4.

Read Erika Rackley on the possible Supreme Court appointments – Guardian Online 29 March 2011

Kate Malleson on the Supreme Court nominations

Listen to Professor Kate Malleson’s podcast for International Women’s Day on the triumphs and struggles of women in the legal sphere and the ongoing fight for gender equality. International Women’s Day Podcast [MP3 4.08 MB]

In an interview for the Supreme Court Blog, Lady Hale, referring to herself as ‘Ms Diversity’ ,comments that she is ‘quite embarrassed to be the only Justice to tick a lot of the diversity boxes’. She argues that: ‘The most obvious barrier to the progression of women in the judiciary is that high judicial office … Read more

On 1 June 2010 Dame Jill Black was appointed to the Court of Appeal, having previously sat in the Family Division of the High Court. Her appointment brings the total number of women in the Court of Appeal to four. However, this still represents less than 12 percent of the membership of the Court. See … Read more

The Equal Justices Initiative (EJI) welcomes the appointment of Elena Kagan to the USSC. Kagan is the fourth woman to be appointed to the court and brings the total of women on the US Supreme Court bench, for the first time, to three. This is in stark contrast to the position of the UK Supreme … Read more