Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline all judicial appointments made by him since 9 March 2011. [34975/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that Judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government. Such appointments are dealt with by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board which was established pursuant to the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. Under section 16 of the Act, where a judicial office stands vacant or before a vacancy in a judicial office arises, the Advisory Board submits to me, as Minister for Justice and Equality, the names of all persons who have informed the Advisory Board of their wish to be considered for appointment to that vacancy and the names of at least seven persons whom it recommends for appointment. I then bring the names to Government. Section 17 of the same Act provides that these procedures shall not apply where the Government propose to advise the President to appoint a serving judge.

Since 9 March 2011, the following persons have been nominated by the Government for appointment by the President.