The Judicial Support Network also aims to helps judges who are victims of bullying, racism, sexism and harassmentJudges are calling for the equalities watchdog to investigate a “discriminatory, unfair and unlawful” judicial appointment system amid widespread claims of bullying and racism. In an unprecedented move, the Judicial Support Network (JSN), which promotes diversity on the bench, will today send a request to the Equality and Human Rights Commission to expose “serious, serial and systemic” failings in the system to appoint and promote judges. SponsoredThe 44-page complaint, which has been seen by The Times, is supported by the GMB union and several minority lawyers’ groups. It brands the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) as “institutionally discriminatory” and “rotten to the core”. The JAC was created in 2006 to end the “tap on the shoulder” style of appointment and increase transparency in the selection

Source: The Times May 19, 2021 23:00 UTC