Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan introduced legislation in the Dáil for the appointment of 21 extra judges to the District Court, Circuit Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. Photograph: iStockPhoto
Twenty-one new judges will be appointed to the courts as figures show the previous recruitment of 24 additional members of the judiciary resulted in significant increases in court sittings.
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said there had been a 33 per cent increase in the number of family law cases resolved in the District Court.
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