Annex B. FTE judges available for case work by court level in Ireland
Table A B.1. Committee assignment and FTE judges available for case work by court level, October 2021 | ||||
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Court of Appeal (CoA) | ||||
Number of positions available, ordinary judges plus Court President | Number of ordinary judges assigned to committees and % of time | Committees chaired or attended by the President | % estimated case-related work time availability by Court President | Total FTE available to handle cases, all CoA judges |
15(1) | 1 – Cervical Smear Committee 100% (1 – Law Reform Committee 100% – additional position not counted here) | Standing committee assignments: Ad hoc committees (about 0.5 days per year): | 65% | 14.6 FTE |
High Court (HC) | ||||
Number of positions available, ordinary judges plus Court President | Number of ordinary judges assigned to committees and % of time | Committees chaired or attended by the President | % estimated case-related work time availability by Court President | Total FTE available to handle cases, all HC judges |
45(1) | 1 – An Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission 100% 1 – Commission of Inquiry 100% 1 – Director of Judicial Studies 50% 2 – Surveillance Judges 50% 1 – Cervical Smear Committee | 20% | 40.8 FTE | |
Circuit Court (CC) | ||||
Number of positions available, ordinary judges plus Court President | Number of ordinary judges assigned to other courts or committees and % of time | Committees chaired or attended by the President | % estimated case-related work time availability by Court President | Total FTE available to handle cases, all CC judges |
37(1)(8) | 4 – Special Criminal Court about 50% About 30 other committee assignments, several days per year each | 40% | 34.7 FTE | |
District Court (DC) | ||||
Number of positions available, ordinary judges plus Court President | Number of ordinary judges assigned to committees and % of time | Committees chaired or attended by the President | % estimated case-related work time availability by Court President | Total FTE available to handle cases, all DC judges |
63(1) | 4 – Special Criminal Court 50% About 30 other committee assignments | Similar to Circuit Court President assignments and commitments | 60% | 61.6 FTE |
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