Gerry Adams
Question:24. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Defence the number of military judges there are currently. [35929/13]
View answerThursday, 18 July 2013
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Under the provisions of section 184J of the Defence Acts 1954 to 2011, the President may appoint, on the advice of the Government, one, or more than one, qualified officer of the Permanent Defence Force or a qualified person other than an officer of the Permanent Defence Force, to be a military judge. The minimum qualification required to qualify for appointment as a military judge is to be a practising barrister or solicitor for a period of not less than ten years. There is currently one Military Judge, Colonel Michael Campion, appointed under the provisions of section 184J. Col Campion was appointed to the position by the President on 6 September 2012. The Government is satisfied that there is no need to appoint additional military judges at this point in time.