Disadvantages Of Judiciary

When judges are spoken of as a group, they are referred to as the judiciary. There are many different levels of judges, but the basic function is the same at all levels: judges are there to adjudicate on disputes in a fair, unbiased way, applying the legal rules of England and Wales. There is no clear-cut division between civil and criminal judges, as many judges at the various levels are required to sit for both types of case. This in itself causes problem as, before their appointment, most judges will have specialised in one area of law. The head of the judiciary is the Lord Chief Justice. When considering judges the first point is that there is a marked difference between what are we called superior judges and inferior judges. Superior

As compared to other countries, the UK has the least number of female judges. In Greece, the female judges constitute of 65%, in Slovenia they make up 78%, and in France the female judges are 64% of the overall population. In contrast to this, England has only 23% of female judges with most of them having less prominent positions. All the heads of divisions in the UK judiciary system are men. The judiciary system fails to represent the diversity existing in the modern environment of the country. Research reveals that every year, more and more women are joining the legal area as education and profession. However, the percentage of female partners fails to exceed more than 20% in most the legal firms. Therefore, it is important for the judiciary system to reflect the diversity existing in the society and include more female judges on the basis of merit. The judicial system in the UK requires more women considering that Europe has the lowest rate of rape conviction. It is observed that there are approximately 100,000 rape victims and one out of 30 victims can expect justice by providing legal punishment to the attackers. For instance, in the last few years, men guilty of sexual assaults, were given sentences that revolved around community services or payment of fines. However, the question remains yes, there is a real lack of BAME and female judges is the higher court, but another question came in. when there is diversity in the current judicial system, would there be any changes? Does the problem of incorrect judgement be reducing by the judicial diversity? Will it eliminate the sense of bias that is considered by outsider as discrimination and also racism by the judiciary? Lady Hales seems to think so. when asked whether a more diverse judiciary would bring a better judgement in result, the baroness quoted the