Judicial Conduct Committee

8 results

Former chief justice Susan Denham reported on the conduct of Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe in the absence of the Judicial Council’s powers. Photograph: RollingNews.ie
Judicial Council unable to deal with judges’ behaviour for another nine months

Long-awaited procedures to deal with the behaviour and ethics of judges may not become operational for another nine months, according to the Departmen(...)

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar at the Convention Centre Dublin: the seats are built for the comfort of theatre audiences, not for taoisigh hopping up and down to answer questions. Photograph: Maxwells
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin struggles with hauling his carcass out of the comfy seats

Micheál Martin prides himself on being fit as a FFlea. But he is having great difficulty managing the swing-up seats in the Convention Centre. Their (...)

Chief Justice Frank Clarke after members of the Supreme Court and the board of the Judicial Council met ahead of the publication of the Denham report into the attendance of Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe at an Oireachtas Golf Society event in Galway in August. Photograph Nick Bradshaw
Delays in fully implementing 2019 Judicial Council Act brought into focus by Woulfe

The controversy surrounding the attendance of Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe at the Oireachtas golf dinner has brought into sharp focus the serious(...)

Susan Denham said in her report that if there had been an introductory programme for newly appointed judges and guidelines in place at the time of the dinner, they would have ‘greatly assisted’ Seamus Woulfe in deciding whether to attend. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
Judicial conduct code must be introduced as ‘matter of urgency’ – Denham

A code of judicial conduct and judicial ethical guidelines should be introduced “as a matter of urgency,” the former Chief Justice Susan Denham has re(...)

Séamus Woulfe: His conduct is in question over his attendance at the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner in Clifden last week. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
How can a judge be removed from office?

Elected officials cannot make a finding of misbehaviour against a Supreme Court judge because of the constitutionally protected separation of powers b(...)

Chief Justice Frank Clarke and Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan at a ceremony signing the order for the Commencement of the Judicial Council Act in the same room in which the 1937 Constitution was handed over to the Supreme Court at the Four Courts. Photograph: Alan Betson
The Irish Times view on the Judicial Council: a system in need of an overhaul

The idea for a Judicial Council dates from the political equivalent of the Cretaceous period. In 1999, in the aftermath of the resignations of then Su(...)

Former chief justice Susan Denham. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Judiciary sought ‘legal aid’ for judges under investigation

Members of the judiciary unsuccessfully lobbied the government to pay the legal costs of judges who are investigated for misconduct. The request, whi(...)

Minister for Transport Shane Ross: He said on Monday that a register of interests was necessary for judges as they might “forget” their constitutional oath to hear cases impartially. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
Standoff between Ross and Fine Gael over new laws on judges

New laws covering the appointment and conduct of judges have been delayed amid disagreement between Fine Gael and Independent Alliance Minister Shane (...)