Judges Disadvantages

Question 1

P- Tend to come from public schools

Answer 1

DP- research found majority of judges studied at Oxford/Cambridge. 73% judges were privately educated.

WDP- Penny Darbyshire = privately educated judges progressed onto higher courts

Question 2

P- Training can be lengthy process

Answer 2

DP- in order to qualify a person must have experience in the law

WDP - pool from which judges are selected is very limited

Question 3

P- mainly older, white, upper class males

Answer 3

DP- few females. Even fewer EM. Unusual for judge to be appointed under 40

WDP- JAC introduced to reduce this, but numbers are still ridiculously low. Doesn’t reflect CSOS

Question 4

P- Conflicts with SOP

Answer 4

DP- judges not only applying law, but also making it as judges make decisions if there is no previous decision.

WDP- Parliament shoudl be the only law making body in the UK as they are the ones democratically elected!