Article: Judicial appointments - annual report sees rise in female/ethnic minority appointments.

M2 PRESSWIRE-30 October 2001-UK Government: Judicial appointments - annual report sees rise in female/ethnic minority appointments (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The latest Judicial Appointments Annual Report (for 2000/01) shows that applications and appointments of female and members of ethnic minority communities to the judiciary are still increasing.

Women applying for judicial office now make up 25.6% of applicants (compared to 24.2% in 1999/2000), and significantly this proportion rises in terms of actual appointments - now 28.4% compared to 26.9%.

Ethnic minority applicants made up 7.1% of the 2000/01 total ...

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