Judge White case told of admin errors

Twenty-two names were on the criminal legal aid panel when officials examined it which should not have been there, the High Court heard yesterday.

The 22 included four recently appointed judges, a person who was deceased, an unknown person, and 14 who had been excluded from the Law Library, a senior counsel told the court.

State counsel Eoghan Fitzsimons was making a submission in the continuing action by retired High Court Judge Barry White who is challenging the Bar Council rule preventing retired judges resuming practice in a court equal to or lower than the one they presided over. In Mr White’s case that means all courts below the Court of Apepal and the Supreme Court.