Written answers
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Department of Justice and Equality
Courts Staff
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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697. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judges by each court level in tabular form. [32365/22]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with Articles 13.9 and 35.1 of the Constitution, judicial appointments are made by the President, acting on the advice of the Government. The number of Judges assigned to each jurisdiction, as set out in legislation, is provided in the table below.
| Jurisdiction | Description |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court (10 posts) | Chief Justice and 9 ordinary judges |
| Court of Appeal (17 posts) | President and 15 ordinary judges plus 1 additional judge* |
| High Court (46 posts) | President and 43 ordinary judges plus 2 additional judges** |
| Circuit Court (39 posts) | President and 37 ordinary judges plus 1 serving specialist judge*** |
| District Court (64 posts) | President plus 63 ordinary judges |
* Section 14 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1975, as amended by the Court of Appeal Act 2014, permits the number of Court of Appeal judges to be exceeded by one when a Court of Appeal judge is appointed as a member of the Law Reform Commission.
** The Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Courts (No. 2) Act 1997, permit the number of High Court judges to be exceeded by one in each instance that a High Court judge is appointed as Chair of GSOC or as a member of the Law Reform Commission.
***In the Circuit Court the appointment of a specialist judge is provided for under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012.
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