David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I believe section 52(2)(a) covers section 52(2)(b) with the words “different judicial offices”. More importantly, I am not sure why there should be a different selection procedure just because somebody is a judge. What is the point of that? Would the fact that some applicant had already held a judicial office be a help or a hindrance? What happened to the whole notion of merit? I would have thought people would be promoted on merit rather than on anything else.