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These statistics were updated in October 2006

State/Territory

Judges and Magistrates (totals)

Judges and Magistrates (women)

Percentages

Commonwealth

 

 

 

High Court

7

1

 

Federal Court

48

6

 

Family Court

41

16

 

Federal Magistrates Service

44

10

 

TOTAL

140

33

23%

 

 

 

Northern Territory

 

 

Supreme Court

6

1

 

Magistrates

11

2

 

TOTAL

17

3

17%

 

 

 

Queensland

 

 

Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

24

7

 

District Court

36

6

 

Magistrates

72

25

 

TOTAL

132

38

29%

 

 

 

New South Wales

 

 

Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

48

6

 

Land & Environment

7

1

 

District Court

72

15

 

Industrial Relations Comm.

13

3

 

Magistrates

132

41

 

TOTAL

272

66

24%

 

 

 

Australian Capital Territory

 

 

Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

4

0

 

Magistrates

10

4

 

TOTAL

14

4

29%

 

 

 

Victoria

 

 

Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

34

6

 

County Court

59

22

 

Magistrates

112

30

 

TOTAL

205

58

28%

 

 

 

Tasmania

 

 

Supreme Court

6

1

 

Magistrates

13

3

 

TOTAL

19

4

21%

 

 

 

South Australia

 

 

Supreme Court

13

3

 

District Court

19

3

 

Magistrates

38

9

 

TOTAL

70

15

21%

 

 

 

Western Australia

 

 

Supreme Court

20

4

 

District Court

27

8

 

Magistrates

41

11

 

TOTAL

88

23

26%