First black high court judge appointed

Monday 13 September 2004 at 6:58 pm | In News | Post Comment

3rd September
The Lord Chancellor has appointed the first High Court judge from a minority ethnic background.
Linda Dobbs, QC former chairman of the Criminal Bar Association will take up her post next month.
There are currently only 9 black judges among the 623 circuit judges in England and Wales (1.4 per cent).

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