Judicial Neutrality

Question 1

What is Judicial neutrality?

Answer 1

Requires judges to be free from political or any other bias

Question 2

Is there a lack of neutrality?

Answer 2

The main argument is that Judges are from a very narrow social background (Middle/upper middle-class). This makes it more likely they will have a conservative outlook

Question 3

Arguments for Judicial neutrality no longer exists

Answer 3

Very narrow social, economic and professional background, mostly male
Tend to come from social backgrounds with a bias against certain groups - women, homosexuals and trade unionists
Many supreme court judges formerly sat in the house of Lords, which is seen as incredibly conservative
Supreme court only has one female judge