Georgia Ramsay is a Change & Configuration Management Analyst for the Council. She has an active union background – became chair of Unison Bristol Black members group.

Also became an activist within Unison Southwest Region and was Unison Southwest Regional Black Members chairfor a number of years.

In 2001 she joined Operation Black Vote (OBV).  Its aim was to increase the number of people from blackand ethnic minority ethnic groups (BME) who are Magistrates. In order for it to reflect the community they serve. Operation black vote worked with the Ministryof Justice to achieve this aim. Over 600 people showed interest in the scheme and after vetting 50 people from the community were selected, and she was one of the 6 that were successful.

Georgia became a magistrate in 2003, in 2011 she became a ‘Presiding Justice’, and in 2020 started a new rolein the Judiciary, Diversity and Community Relations Magistrates (DCRM). The main aspects of the role were: to act as a conduit between the magistracy and the community and members of the public and contribute to a range of diversity efforts within the judiciary.

Georgia also sits on other committees, Pride of Ruth, Nilaari Drug and Mental Health Agency.

You can contact Georgia at [email protected]

More information about being amagistrate at www.gov.uk/become-magistrate/can-you-be-a-magistrate