This page contains reports and statistical information collected by both the Government and NGOs on the subject of judicial diversity.
UK Reports
- Judicial Diversity Committee of the Judges’ Council, Report on Progress and Action Plan 2018 (June 2018)
- House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution, Judicial Appointments Follow Up (7th Report of Session 2017–19)
- Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Senior President of Tribunals, Judicial Diversity Statistics 2017 (20 July 2017)
- Judicial Appointments Commission, Judicial Selection and Recommendations for Appointment Official Statistics (1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017)
- JUSTICE, Increasing Judicial Diversity: A Report by JUSTICE (April 2017)
- Judiciary of England and Wales, Judicial Diversity Committee of the Judges’ Council – Report on Progress and Action Plan 2016-17 (April 2017)
- Judiciary of England and Wales, Lord Chief Justice’s Report 2016 (November 2016)
- Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals, Judicial Diversity Committee of the Judges’ Council: Report on Progress (2013-2016) (2016)
- Supreme Court Chief Executive, Review of Process Supporting Independent Selection Commissions for Supreme Court Appointments (July 2015)
- Bindman G and Monaghan, Judicial Diversity Accelerating Change (November 2014)
- Ministry of Justice, Improving Judicial: Progress Towards Delivery of the Report of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity 2010 (September 2012)
- Paterson A and Paterson C, Guarding the Guardians?: Towards an Independent and Accountable Senior Judiciary (Centre Forum 2012)
- Ministry of Justice, Improving Judicial: Progress Towards Delivery of the Report of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity 2010 (May 2011)
- Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity, The Report of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity 2010 (2010)
UK Statistical Information
- HM Courts and Tribunals – Judiciary, Judicial Diversity Statistics 2016 (July 2016)
- HM Courts and Tribunals – Judiciary, Judicial Diversity Statistics 2015 (July 2015)
- HM Courts and Tribunals – Judiciary, Judicial Diversity Statistics 2014 (July 2014)
Reports by International Organisations
- Council of Europe, European Judicial Systems Efficiency and Quality of Justice (2016)
- Council of Europe, The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice: Evaluation of European Judicial Systems
Reports from other Jurisdictions and Comparative Projects
- The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, The Appointment, Tenure and Removal of Judges under Commonwealth Principles: A Compendium and Analysis of Best Practice (July 2015)
- Judicial Conference of Australia, Judicial Appointments: A Comparative Study (April 2015)
- Iveth A. Plascencia, Judicial Appointments: A Comparative Study of Four Judicial Appointment Models Used by Sovereigns Around the World (February 2013)
- Administrative Office of the Court, Pathways to Achieving Judicial Diversity in the California Courts: A Toolkit of Programs Designed to Increase the Diversity of Applicants for Judicial Appointment in California (2010)