London: An Indian-origin woman has become the first non-white judge to sit at the Old Bailey Court of London.
Anuja Ravindra Dhir, who was advised to take up hairdressing by a teacher at her high school, is also the youngest circuit judge currently to sit at the court.
The 49-year-old told the media this week that she is often mistaken for a witness or a defendant since she entered the legal profession.
“I remember going to a crown court out of London and the man at the gate didn’t believe I was a barrister. In the end, I had to show him my wig and gown before they would actually let me into the building,” she said.
“I’m often asked if there is a glass ceiling. I think sometimes there are two ceilings — or no glass ceiling at all. There is one glass ceiling that’s in our minds, that’s what we think we can achieve so perhaps we impose our glass ceiling.”
