Courts: District Judges
House of Lords
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many district judges currently serve in England and Wales; and how this compares with the figures for each year since 2002.
Lord McNally (Minister of State, Justice; Liberal Democrat)
There are currently 452 district judges and 143 district judges (magistrates' courts) serving in England and Wales.
The figures for previous years are provided in the tables below.
| Year | Number of District Judges |
| 2002 | 434 |
| 2003 | 426 |
| 2004 | 433 |
| 2005 | 430 |
| 2006 | 449 |
| 2007 | 450 |
| 2008 | 438 |
| 2009 | 444 |
| 2010 | 448 |
| 2011 | 444 |
| Year | Number of District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) |
| 2002 | 154 |
| 2003 | 104 |
| 2004 | 104 |
| 2005 | 128 |
| 2006 | 134 |
| 2007 | 139 |
| 2008 | 136 |
| 2009 | 134 |
| 2010 | 143 |
| 2011 | 137 |