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Number of judges of Circuit Court.
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18.—The Act of 1977 is hereby amended—
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(a) in section 1, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2) (inserted by the Act of 1985):
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“(2) The number of ordinary judges of the Circuit Court shall not be more than 17.”,
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and
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(b) in section 2—
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(i) by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraph (a) (inserted by the Act of 1985) of subsection (1):
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“(a) There shall be 8 judges of the Circuit Court permanently assigned to the Dublin Circuit.
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(aa) There shall be 2 judges of the Circuit Court permanently assigned to the Cork Circuit.”,
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and
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(ii) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) Where a judge of the Circuit Court is appointed, the Government shall permanently assign him—
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(a) to the Dublin Circuit if at the date of the appointment there are less than 8 judges permanently assigned to that circuit, or
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(b) to the Cork Circuit if at the date of the appointment there are less than 2 judges permanently assigned to that circuit, or
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(c) to any other circuit to which at the date of appointment there is no judge permanently assigned.”.
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