Sentences with phrase «judicial diversity»

The diversity of the judiciary came under scrutiny earlier this week, with the release this week of judicial diversity statistics for 2017.

According to the latest judicial diversity statistics, more than half of all judges in courts and tribunals under 40 years of age are women (55 %).

The discussion about judicial diversity is particularly personal for me.

More work is needed to address judicial diversity and issues with recruitment that threaten the UK's world - renowned...

Over a century ago, without his knowing it, legendary jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes spawned the case for judicial diversity in ten words: «the life of the law is not logic, but experience.»

He states that positive discrimination is the only thing that is likely to accelerate the rate of progress in reaching judicial diversity, but argues that it is not desirable because, among other things, selection on merit will eventually produce a diverse judiciary.

This month we handed him our report Judicial Diversity: Accelerating Change.

Achieving judicial diversity may require more work than is envisaged, suggests Geoffrey Bindman QC

This past December's round of judicial appointments by Justice Minister Peter MacKay has put the issue of judicial diversity squarely back in the spotlight.

According to the Taskforce report, work has begun on each of the 53 recommendations made by the advisory panel on judicial diversity, chaired by Baroness Neuberger, which reported in 2010.

Still on the theme of access to justice, Baroness Hale is of the view that there is still not enough judicial diversity.

«Thus fewer women becoming QCs effectively impedes progress towards greater judicial diversity: and in doing so brings into question the legitimacy of the judiciary.

Last month we invited the Justice Minister to meet with interested parties to discuss how judicial diversity can be properly achieved through an ad hoc organization called Lawyers for Representative Diversity.

The Liberals overhauled the judicial appointment process to boost judicial diversity, yet can not keep pace with judicial departures.

High Court and Court of Appeal judges will be able to work part - time, under new Ministry of Justice (MoJ) proposals to improve judicial diversity.

More work is needed to address judicial diversity and issues with recruitment that threaten the UK's world - renowned legal system, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned.

He states that positive discrimination is the only thing that is likely to accelerate the rate of progress in reaching judicial diversity, but argues... [more]

In terms of policy, Senator Smith has distinguished himself as an effective legislator and advocate in the areas of Economic Development, Minority - and Women - owned Business Enterprise Issues, Health, Housing, Education and Judicial Diversity.

Senator Smith address these questions and a number of other topics including legislative pay raises, charter schools, judicial diversity and much more.

However, all bodies responsible for improving the current state of judicial diversity should be under no illusions that much more than «business as usual» is called for.»

The legal profession and government legal bodies have made a concerted effort to broaden the profile of the judiciary, according to the first progress report of the Judicial Diversity Taskforce.

Judicial diversity is a pressing concern for three main reasons.

A local chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a forum on diversity in state courts as part of a national campaign to promote impartial courts and judicial diversity.

The Judicial Diversity Initiative — Providing diverse lawyers with details on how to apply for state judgeships and a listing of current openings across the U.S.

Moderator, «Joint Judges Forum on Advocacy and Judicial Diversity», Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers, South Asian Bar Association, and Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (March 23, 2016)

«The Bar Council is working with the Judicial Diversity Forum to promote new schemes of positive action which could help to change this.