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No. 50 of 2000Courts Bill 2000
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
The Courts Bill 2000 would change the qualifications and appointment procedures for senior judges, the Attorney General and Master of the High Court, including allowing solicitors to become Attorney General and requiring tax compliance. It would also require the Government to refer proposed judicial appointments—and appointments of retired or impeached judges to public roles—to an Oireachtas committee, while allowing certain solicitors to receive senior barrister status.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961, and the Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995
Last updated 12 April 2018
Sponsors
- Jim Higgins Primary
- Alan Shatter
Progress
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil Defeated
Debates
- Private Members' Business. - Courts Bill, 2000: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Private Members' Business. - Courts Bill, 2000: Second Stage. Dáil
- Courts Bill, 2000: First Stage. Dáil
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