A number of senior judges wrote to the Government to express interest in the Supreme Court vacancy filled by Séamus Woulfe, but the Cabinet was not told of their applications before he was selected in July. The Irish Times understands that at least three judges had written to the Government seeking promotion to the Supreme Court. A spokesman for Minister for Justice Helen McEntee confirmed she considered expressions of interest from serving judges, and other judges eligible for the position, before recommending Mr Woulfe to Cabinet on July 15th. Nor were they told that judges do not apply for a post through the JAAB, though this has been the practice for some years. Mr Justice Woulfe was selected to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan the previous summer.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2020 06:22 UTC