Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017

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• Creates Judicial Appointments Commission to recommend judges for certain courts, with judges, lawyers, and lay people as members.
• Replaces Judicial Appointments Advisory Board; changes how senior judge positions are filled through new recommendation procedures.
• Amends qualification rules for judicial office and updates related legislation in Courts Acts 1961 and 1995.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 32nd Dáil

   30 May 2017
2. Second Stage 32nd Dáil

   27 Jun 2017
3. Committee Stage 32nd Dáil

   6 Jul 2017
4. Report Stage 32nd Dáil

   17 May 2018
5. Fifth Stage 32nd Dáil

   31 May 2018
6. Second Stage 25th Seanad

   20 Jun 2018
7. Committee Stage 25th Seanad

   20 Jun 2018
8. Report Stage 25th Seanad

   10 Jul 2019
9. Fifth Stage 25th Seanad

   11 Dec 2019