One in 20 British judges admits to being a Mason

Wed, 13 May 2020 07:18:14 GMT

LONDON - One in 20 judges in Britain has admitted to membership of the

secretive freemasons' society, the British government announced late Monday. Junior justice minister Geoff Hoon said a similar proportion of magistrates had

said they were freemasons, in responses received so far to the government's

invitation to admit membership of the society voluntarily.