Judicial Appointments Commission Bill

Task of selecting District and Circuit Court presidents begins

Minister for Justice secures ‘agreement to note that nomination process be put in place’

A ‘series of unfortunate events’ in Seanad as Senators debate about lunch

Minister quotes Lemony Snicket as row in Upper House leads to vote on lunch time

Judges’ misconduct hearings to be held in public

Chief justice issues warning after Government moves to allow public inquiries

Taoiseach slates ‘Seanad filibuster’ of judicial appointments law

Important legislation being ‘backed up’ because of delaying tactics, Varadkar tells Dáil

Government nominates judges as judiciary Bill moves slowly

Shane Ross wants reform of selection process as he believes bench is marred by ‘cronyism’

Senior judges complained they were not consulted on Judicial Appointments Bill

Anti-corruption body asks Government to reconsider controversial legislation

Judicial appointments Bill passes in Dáil and now goes to Seanad

Sinn Féin joins with Fianna Fáil in voting down several Government amendments

Confusion over judicial appointments branded ‘farce’

Ceann Comhairle suspends Dáil debate on Bill over contradictory amendments

Sinn Féin deal to allow Dáil to pass Judicial Appointments Bill

Government agrees to introduce sentencing guidelines as part of reform package

Attorney General to have a say in appointing judges

Move comes just weeks after AG called the new judicial appointments Bill a ‘dog’s dinner’

Charlie Flanagan says judicial Bill ‘in a difficult place’

Attorney General described legislation championed by Shane Ross as dog’s dinner

Shane Ross’s judges Bill a ‘dog’s dinner’, claims Attorney General

Séamus Woulfe says Opposition amendments make it ‘challenge’ to pass Bill

Judicial appointments bill advances despite transparency fears

Flanagan says providing explanation for those rejected for bench roles ‘legally problematic’

Shane Ross rejects criticism by judiciary of appointments Bill

Judges want to replace political interference with judicial dominance, Minister says

Judges warned Varadkar Ross’s reforms would not work

June letter claims Minister’s proposals would fail to depoliticise judicial appointments

Senior judges criticise planned reforms to judicial appointments

Letter claims lay commission will not promote choice of ‘best possible candidates’

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