Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017

Bill entitled an Act to establish a body to be known as an Coimisiún um Cheapacháin Bhreithiúnacha or, in the English language, the Judicial Appointments Commission; to provide for the making, through committees of that body, of recommendations in respect of appointments to certain judicial offices; to make provision for persons of a lay character, as well as judges and legal practitioners, to be members of that body and of those committees and to provide, in the case of any such committee, that the particular judges to be members of it shall include a judge serving at the level of the courts system to which the committee's business relates; to amend the qualification requirements for appointment to judicial office; to enable, through other procedures, the making of recommendations in respect of appointments to senior judicial offices that do not fall within the remit of the foregoing body; to establish a Judicial Appointments Commission Office; to dissolve the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board; for those and other purposes to amend or repeal certain provisions of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 and to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters

Last updated: 14 Jan 2020

Sponsored by: Minister for Justice and Equality

Source: Government

Originating House: Dáil Éireann

History of this Bill

The Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad

14 Jan 2020

Dáil First Stage

30 May 2017

Dáil First Stage

The Bill is initiated or presented to the House

30 May 2017

Completed
Dáil Second Stage

27 Jun 2017

Dáil Second Stage

The general principles of the Bill are debated

27 Jun 2017

Completed
Dáil Third Stage

6 Jul 2017

Dáil Third Stage

The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made

(Also known as Committee Stage)

6 Jul 2017

Completed
Dáil Fourth Stage

17 May 2018

Dáil Fourth Stage

Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered

(Also known as Report Stage)

17 May 2018

Completed
Dáil Fifth Stage

31 May 2018

Dáil Fifth Stage

Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad

(Also known as Final Stage)

31 May 2018

Completed

Seanad First Stage

n/a

Seanad First Stage

The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage

n/a

Completed
Seanad Second Stage

20 Jun 2018

Seanad Second Stage

The general principles of the Bill are debated

20 Jun 2018

Completed
Seanad Third Stage

20 Jun 2018

Seanad Third Stage

The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)

20 Jun 2018

Completed
Seanad Fourth Stage

10 Jul 2019

Seanad Fourth Stage

Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)

10 Jul 2019

Completed
Seanad Fifth Stage

11 Dec 2019

Seanad Fifth Stage

Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)

11 Dec 2019

Completed