Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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477. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the total number of appointments of judges to the judiciary between 9 March 2011 to date in 2013. [18419/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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This Government has nominated 30 people for appointment by the President to judicial office since 11 March 2011. Details of the appointments in each Court are set out in the following table. The current process for judicial appointments is set out in the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 and is currently under review in my Department.

*Includes the appointment of The Hon. Mrs. Justice Susan Denham as Chief Justice on 25 July 2011, the appointment of The Hon. Mr. Justice Raymond Groarke as President of the Circuit Court on 13 July 2012 and the appointment of Her Hon. Judge Rosemary Horgan as President of the District Court on 13 July 2012.