Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012
510 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of all appointments made by the judicial advisory appointments board since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32263/12]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government, rather than the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board. The Board's functions are set out in section 16 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. Where a judicial vacancy arises, the Board submits to the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of all persons who have notified to the Board their wish to be considered for appointment to that vacancy and the names of the persons whom it recommends for appointment. The Government then makes a nomination to the President in accordance with the Constitution. Section 17 of the 1995 Act provides that these procedures shall not apply where the Government nominates a serving judge for appointment.
Since March 2011, the following persons have been nominated by the Government for appointment by the President.
|
Name |
Position |
|
Susan Denham* |
Chief Justice |
|
Frank Clarke* |
Judge of the Supreme Court |
|
John MacMenamin* |
Judge of the Supreme Court |
|
Michael White* |
Judge of the High Court |
|
Kevin Cross |
Judge of the High Court |
|
Paul McDermott |
Judge of the High Court |
|
Iseult O’Malley |
Judge of the High Court |
|
Colm MacEochaidh |
Judge of the High Court |
|
Raymond Groarke* |
President of the Circuit Court |
|
Thomas O’Donnell* |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Sarah Berkeley |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Pauline Codd |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Barry Hickson |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Keenan Johnson |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Mary Ellen Ring |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
David Riordan* |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Carmel Stewart |
Judge of the Circuit Court |
|
Rosemary Horgan* |
President of the District Court** |
|
Rosemary Horgan |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Michael P. Coghlan |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Patrick Durcan |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Gráinne Malone |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Eugene O’Kelly |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Marie Quirke |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Kevin Staunton |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Alan Mitchell |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Michael Walsh |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Colin Daly |
Judge of the District Court |
|
Mary Emer Larkin |
Judge of the District Court |
|
John O’Connor |
Judge of the District Court |
* These judges were nominated for appointment to their current position while already a serving judge. Therefore section 16 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 does not apply.
** Judge Horgan was appointed to the District Court in May 2011 and nominated as President of the District Court on 12 June 2012.
