Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the 29th Amendment to the Constitution, if he will set out in tabular form showing each of the courts in the judicial hierarchy, the number of judges attached to each court. [45985/12]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is as set out in the table below.
|
Court |
Number of Judges |
|
Supreme Court |
Chief Justice and 7 judges* |
|
High Court |
President and 35 judges |
|
Circuit Court |
President and 37 judges* |
|
District Court |
President and 63 judges* |
* There is one former presiding judge still serving on each of the Supreme, Circuit and District Courts who, under the provisions of the Courts (No 2) Act 1997, retain an entitlement to remuneration at the level of presiding judge.
