Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Sets up an independent Judicial Appointments Commission to oversee judicial recruitment and recommend candidates purely on merit. It would replace the current advisory board, publish clear selection criteria, advertise vacancies, interview applicants, and send the Minister three ranked names for each opening, with government expected to choose from that list or give a public reason if it does not. It also adds requirements on training, tax clearance and good character, aims to improve transparency and diversity, and extends the retirement age for District Court judges to 70 while increasing the years’ standing needed for senior court appointments.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of an independent judicial appointments commission with responsibility for recommending persons for appointment to judicial office based solely on merit and to provide for related matters

Last updated 19 February 2020