Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 June 2012
169 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the legislative requirements for a District Court Judge’s name to be stamped on original District Court orders rather than them being signed by the same Judge. [28450/12]
View answerI am informed that the practice of use of a stamped signature, in place of a manuscript signature, by District Court judges is long standing and was most recently held to be valid in the case of DPP -v- McCormack [1984 1 I.R. 77]. The Deputy will be aware that Section 14 of the Courts Act 1971 (as amended by section 23 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008) also makes provision, subject to certain exceptions, for district court clerks to sign such orders and warrants.
