In my country, it does not take much to become a magistrate. You have to be a lawyer who has been practising in any field for at least 10 years. The minister of justice then nominates whoever he wants to become a magistrate.

  1. Any successful lawyer is not going to accept the post of a magistrate because sucessful (good) lawyers make much more money than magistrates. So we are left with the kind of lawyers who never win a case to make into magistrates.
  2. To impress the European Union and the electorate more women are being chosen to show that the government is pro feminism. Now, about 75% of magistrates are women.
  3. These women magistrates are not assigned complex cases like for example money laundering or murder cases. Instead, they are given cases of 'abuse', family matters, 'hate crimes', sexual harassment, etc.

Since most of the people accused of such crimes are men, we start at a disadvantage. You get a woman to judge whether it is you or another woman who is telling the truth.