The Irish Law Society has just sent a 38-page submission to Justice Minister Alan Shatter recommending major changes designed to de-politicise the system for appointing Judges.
They recommend the introduction of a rigorous assessment, by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, of every candidate in accordance with published categories of ‘merit criteria’, with just three names per judicial position then sent to the Minister for Justice instead of the far greater number of names under the current system.
– a legal news update from Kilkenny Solicitors Holland Condon
