UK: Lord Reed hopes for appointment of ethnic minority judge before he retires
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President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Reed, has said he hopes an ethnic minority justice will be appointed to the UK’s highest court before he retires in six years’ time.
He said the lack of diversity on the Supreme Court bench was a situation “which cannot be allowed to become shameful”.
Four per cent of senior judges appointed to the High Court or above are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
He told the BBC: “I hope that will be before I retire which is in six years’ time.”
Lord Reed also commented on the Home Office’s video from earlier this year that referred to “activist” lawyers who represent migrants.
“I think that was unfortunate and I understand that the government has acknowledged that.
“There is no question of people being activist simply because they are doing their job,” he said.
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