The Judiciary
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... liations. The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (CLSA ´90) now means that solicitors are able to get rights of audience in the higher courts through getting a Solicitors Advocate Qualification, thus enabling them to go on to be judges. Eventually it is hoped that this will change the long-established background of judges as it will give rise to opportunities for more women, people from ethnic minorities and those from less privileged backgrounds to join the judiciary.
The background of judges is overwhelmingly unrepresentative of society, as virtually all are from the same backgrounds and upbringings it is likely that they will also share similar opinions and points of view. In 1994 Labour Research carried out a survey into the background of judges and discovered that 80% had been educated at public school. In 1995 80% of judges in the High Court and above went to Oxford or Cambridge Universities, which primarily recruit from public schools. This is beneficial a ...
