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Magistrate/CJ and even DJ Hiring is overrepresented by women. In states like Goa, Keral, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana North East. When you look at Subordinate Judiciary (Trial Court Level) almost 75% of all judicial officer recruits are women.
In many states almost 55% of total judicial officers are women. And almost 75% of new judicial officers are women.
This is a positive news when it comes to gender representation. And Infact women are overrepresented in Subordinate court levels.
Trial Court hiring is done through competetive exams and less through personal contacts and nepotism.
Now let's come to Supreme Court or High Court levels,
Most CJI's in the past are pro women hiring (including Chandrachud)
And unlike Trial Court levels. High Court and Supreme Court hiring is done directly. Judges pick judges. And nepotism, favoritism and cronyism is prevelant.
If CJI or State CJ wants they can definitely hire more women.
But in the past 5 years. There has been no significant change in HC or SC judge hiring.
OVERALL only less than 8% HC SC judges are women while 45% of Subordinate judges are women.
And in many states over 75% new hires in Subordinate Judiciary are women. Where only 20% of new hires in HC or SC levels are women.
Why is it skewed like this?
NOTE - Data may not be accurate. But the range is correct.
PCJ exams worn on basis of rotten mugging up. Where women are far better than men.
But most judges who are chosen to be elevated to appellate courts come from
The Bar rather than lower judiciary. And there’s a lot of bias and nepotism in the process. All sorts of other minorities - caste/ religion whatever - also never get to the appellate courts because of these biases.
I would highly dispute the claim that most SC judges have been pro women. Chandrachud especially has not been pro women.