Independent Alliance TD Shane Ross
1/3 @Shane_RossTD says he fully understands the resistance to reform from a strong legal lobby …@rtenews
— Martina Fitzgerald (@MartinaFitzg) June 26, 2017
2/3 @Shane_RossTD says he looks forward to a group of non political independent citizens working with judges to select people suitable –
— Martina Fitzgerald (@MartinaFitzg) June 26, 2017
3/3 – to select people suitable for such important positions @rtenews
— Martina Fitzgerald (@MartinaFitzg) June 26, 2017
Meanwhile…
The Chief Justice, President of the Court of Appeal and presidents of the High, Circuit and District courts have written to An Taoiseach
— Orla O’Donnell (@Orlaodo) June 26, 2017
The judges have expressed their concern about proposals in the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill. @rtenews
— Orla O’Donnell (@Orlaodo) June 26, 2017
The Chief Justice said they had written this letter “in view of the serious implications for the administration of justice”.
— Orla O’Donnell (@Orlaodo) June 26, 2017
Hmmm.
Earlier: A Personal Agenda
Rollingnews
Whingers crying about the separation of powers and here they are leaning on the Taoiseach. Couldn’t CJ Denham (past retirement age, no comment by MSM) just write a stiff letter to the Irish Times Letter’s Page? As a Gageby I am sure it would be considered for publication purely on its rhetorical merits and without fear or favour.
A coup from within. Shane Ross champion of the people!
Anyone with a brain knows that being appointed a judge has often little to with brains or talent. It’s about playing up to the ‘right people’ on the Bar Council and kissing the arse of other Judges and Benchers on the Law Library cocktail circuit (book launches, CPD talks, dinings and benching in King’s Inns. It involves having ‘someone’ put in a good word for you, preferably an existing Judge, Bar Council member or bencher.
So not surprisingly the members of the inner circle don’t want the mechanics of the system changed….after all how would their sons, relatives and friends on the bench in the future?
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yup, its OK though, we know what humans are like, once this is explained it will be grand again
He’s got his cop shop re-opened for the constituents. So that’s his job done then.
NEXT.
Chief Justice Gageby and her FF/FG cronies obviously planking that the cosy little arrangement for friends and family coming to an end. And that Sinn Fein might get to appoint a judge.