4125.0 - Gender Indicators, Australia, Jan 2012  
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JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES


KEY SERIES

COMMONWEALTH JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES (a)(b)

2002
2003 (c)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Males (no.)
98
na
101
101
107
107
114
110
109
108
Females (no.)
27
na
26
26
33
33
40
45
43
44

Males (%)
78.4
na
79.5
79.5
76.4
76.4
74.0
71.0
71.7
71.1
Females (%)
21.6
na
20.5
20.5
23.6
23.6
26.0
29.0
28.3
28.9

(a) Reference periods as at May 2002 and 2004, March 2005, October 2006, and March for 2007 to 2011.
(b) Male and female judges and magistrates as a proportions of total number of Commonwealth/ federal judges and magistrates for each year across the High Court, Federal Court, Family Court and Federal Magistrates Service.
(c) The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration did not collect data in 2003.

Source: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, Judges and Magistrates; Unpublished data, Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration.

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