Shane Ross amps up judge appointments row

As public spats go, they don’t get more sensitive and tense than when they involve members of the judiciary and government figures.

The latest internal Government disagreement over how judges are appointed has caught the highest judge in the land in the crossfire.

Transport Minister Shane Ross intensified the row over judicial appointments yesterday, again criticising the judiciary. This came after a staunch defence over the weekend by Chief Justice Susan Denham.