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Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 January 2008. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 January 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Judges

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) full-time and (b) deputy district judges there were in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Answer

The number of District Judges (DJ), including District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) (DJ(MC)), and Deputy District Judges (DDJ), including Deputy District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) (DDJ(MC)), in post for the period 2004-08 is as follows:

Number
District Judges Deputy District Judges District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) Deputy District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)
2004 (1 April) 433 801 104 173
2005 (1 April) 430 826 128 167
2006 (1 April) 449 840 134 158
2007 (1 April) 450 780 139 169
2008 (1 January) 439 825 141 155

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
470 c1327-8W; 178112
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Judges Staff
Link
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