Digital Archive of UK Judicial Directories: Point-in-Time Capture (2020, 2025, 2026)
Bohlinger, B. (2026). Digital Archive of UK Judicial Directories: Point-in-Time Capture (2020, 2025, 2026) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19697776
GitHub: https://github.com/BebeHub/UK-Judicial-Directories
This dataset comprises contemporaneous Website capture as PDF of the UK Judges directory, at specific intervals between June 2025 and April 2026 and a more comprehensive list of Deputy Judges made available to the public in November 2020 as result of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Each file provides the source/website and date in its header.
In socio-legal research, the primary evidentiary value of these documents lies in their original form and temporal context. The UK Judiciary website is a dynamic resource where historical lists are frequently overwritten by updates.
Successive versions of the list document changes in judicial composition over time, including appointments, departures, and circuit reassignments. Where the official record is silently overwritten without versioning or archiving, these contemporaneous captures constitute the only retrievable evidence of the directory's state at each point in time.
This archive therefore supports longitudinal analysis of judicial deployment patterns and serves as a primary source for accountability and transparency research.
20250506_List of District Judges - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.pdf - 15 pages
20251112_List of District Judges - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.pdf - 22 pages
20260107_List of District Judges - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.pdf - 23 pages
20260426_List of District Judges - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.pdf - 23 pages
20201211__List of All Deputy Judges_FOI Response.pdf - 34 pages
Source: Judiciary of England and Wales Official Website
Format: Original PDF Evidence of Website
Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.19828688 (DOI)
Report: 10.5281/zenodo.19840570 (DOI)
Other: https://github.com/BebeHub/UK-Judicial-Directories (URL)
Ministry of Justice. (2020). FOI Response 201122001: List of Deputy Judges in the UK [Freedom of Information response]. WhatDoTheyKnow / mySociety. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/list_of_deputy_judges_in_the_uk/response/1690698/attach/html/3/FOI%20Response%20201122001%202.pdf.html
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. (2025, May 6). List of District Judges [webpage, archived as PDF]. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/district-judge-list/
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. (2025, November 12). List of District Judges [webpage, archived as PDF]. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/district-judge-list/
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. (2026, January 7). List of District Judges [webpage, archived as PDF]. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/district-judge-list/
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. (2026, April 26). List of District Judges [webpage, archived as PDF]. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/list-of-members-of-the-judiciary/district-judge-list/
The National Archives. (n.d.). Crown copyright. The National Archives. Retrieved April 26, 2026, from https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/
The National Archives. (n.d.). Open Government Licence for public sector information (Version 3.0). The National Archives. Retrieved April 26, 2026, from https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. (n.d.). District judges [webpage]. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved April 26, 2026, from https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/judges/district-judge-role/
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. (2025). The justice system. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved April 26, 2026, from https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/our-justice-system/