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Lady Hale warns UK not to select judges on basis of political views

Lady Hale warns UK not to select judges on basis of political views

Outgoing president of supreme court advises against approach seen in US

The government should not select judges on the basis of their political views as they do in the US, the outgoing president of the supreme court, Lady Hale, has warned.

Speaking at a ceremony to mark her retirement as she approaches the age of 75, the first woman to lead the UK’s highest court made a direct intervention in the debate about the dividing line between politics and the law.

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