Australia: number of state supreme court judges by gender 2020

As of June 2020, there were 128 male and 49 female judges of the state supreme court in Australia. This marked and increase in female judges of the state supreme court compared to the previous year.

Number of state supreme court and court of appeal justices and judges in Australia from 2007 to 2020, by gender

Characteristic	Males	Females
2020*	128	49
2019	131	45
2018	132	42
2017	131	42
2016	133	39
2015	132	39
2014	132	39
2013	125	40
2012	132	43
2011	130	41
2010	123	39
2009	128	34
2008	125	34
2007	133	22

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

2007 to 2020

Special properties

As of March 31 each year

Supplementary notes

*As of June.

Data for the State Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices and judges are combined because some states and territories do not separate the two entities. Those states are New South Wales from 2002 onward, and Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland from 2004 onward.

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