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Call for women and ethnic minority judges

Title
Call for women and ethnic minority judges
Genre
Interview
TX Date
21 Apr 1993
Year of production
1993
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Duration
00:04:26
Description
Report on Lord Mackay (James Mackay), the Lord Chancellor’s speech calling for more women and people from ethnic monirities to apply to be judges. Includes interview with Mackay (also on his controversial ruling on legal aid provision); reaction from Association of Women’s Solicitors member Ottily(?) Sefton(?); and Judith Lyons, President of the International Institute of Women’s Lawyers. Carol Orr reports from the Old Bailey.
Contributors
James Mackay; Carol Orr; Ottily(?) Sefton(?); Judith Lyons
Keywords
Employment; Women; Equal opportunity; Ethnic groups; Judges; Legal aid; Minority groups

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