Process to appoint top judge has 'same problems' as before

Issues around judicial appointments were highlighted recently in the process whereby former Attorney General Seamus Woulfe was appointed to the Supreme Court.

The Department of Justice has issued a notice seeking applications to become the new president of the district court, which has become vacant since the appointment of Judge Colin Daly to the circuit court last Christmas. File picture: iStock

The process of appointing the new president of the district court suffers from the “same problems” as previous judicial appointments and will come ahead of the long-planned reform of the process, a leading legal expert has said.

The Department of Justice has issued a notice seeking applications to the position, which has become vacant since the appointment of Judge Colin Daly to the circuit court last Christmas.