{"id":82,"date":"2020-10-06T15:45:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T05:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/judicialresearch\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2021-02-16T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T00:15:12","slug":"national-survey-of-australian-judges-2007","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/judicialresearchproject\/national-surveys\/national-survey-of-australian-judges-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"National Survey of Australian Judges 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

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National Survey of Australian Judges 2007<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Courts and an independent judiciary are an essential institution in democratic societies.\u00a0 However, scholarship on the Australian judiciary tends to be focused on specific aspects of decision making such as sentencing, or doctrinal legal analysis of appellate opinions, or a political analysis of courts, especially the higher courts as an arm of government. Scholarship on the legal profession which may have a broader scope, rarely considers the judiciary.<\/p>\n

Analysing information provided by judges through this National Survey of Australian Judges fills important gaps in understanding the Australian judiciary.\u00a0 Topics addressed include personal and social characteristics such as age, gender, family background, skills needed for judicial work, and attitudes towards and experiences of their work.\u00a0 Comparisons with findings from the\u00a0National Survey of Australian Magistrates 2007<\/a>\u00a0enables identification of similarities and differences across these two parts of the Australian judiciary.<\/p>\n

The National Survey of Australian Judges was sent to 566 judges throughout Australia in March 2007.\u00a0 This survey was sent to judicial officers in all state and territory supreme courts, district and county courts, the Federal Court, Family Court, High Court and the then Federal Magistrates Court (now the Federal Circuit Court).\u00a0 The survey was printed a booklet with a bright blue cover to distinguish it from the 2002 magistrates surveys. Responses were received into June 2007; 309 surveys were returned, giving a national response rate of 54.5%.\u00a0 The judges who responded are generally representative of the judges as a whole, in terms of gender, time on the bench and level of court and appear generally representative in terms of age, though that cannot be calculated fully, as baseline date of birth data for the entire judiciary was not available.<\/p>\n

Findings from this phase of the research are published<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Mack, Kathy, Sharyn Roach Anleu and Jordan Tutton (2018) \u2018The Judiciary and the Public: Judicial Perceptions\u2019, Adelaide Law Review <\/em>39(1): 1-36.<\/p>\n

Roach Anleu, Sharyn and Kathy Mack (2017) Performing Judicial Authority in the Lower Courts<\/em>, London: Palgrave.<\/p>\n

Mack, Kathy and Sharyn Roach Anleu (2013) ‘Skills for Judicial Work:\u00a0 Comparing Women Judges and Women Magistrates’ in Ulrike Schultz and Gisela Shaw (eds)\u00a0Gender and Judging<\/em>, Oxford: Hart Publishing: 211-229.<\/p>\n

Mack, Kathy and Sharyn Roach Anleu (2012) ‘Entering the Australian Judiciary: Gender and Court Hierarchy’ 34 (3)\u00a0Law & Policy<\/em>\u00a0313-347.<\/p>\n

Roach Anleu, Sharyn and Kathy Mack (2010) ‘The Work of the Australian Judiciary: Public and Judicial Attitudes’\u00a020 Journal of Judicial Administration<\/em>\u00a03-17.<\/p>\n

Mack, Kathy and Sharyn Roach Anleu (2008) ‘The National Survey of Australian Judges: An overview of findings’ 18\u00a0Journal of Judicial Administration<\/em>\u00a05-21.<\/p>\n

More information about how this survey was:<\/strong><\/p>\n