Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877

Precedence of Judges.

30 & 31 Vict. c. 129.

14. The ex-officio Judges of the Court of Appeal shall rank in the Supreme Court of Judicature in Ireland in the order of their present respective official precedence. The ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal shall rank as provided by the Chancery and Common Law Officers (Ireland) Act, 1867, and if not entitled to precedence as Peers or Privy Councillors, between themselves according to the priority of their respective appointments.

The Judges of the High Court of Justice, who are not also Judges of the Court of Appeal, shall rank next after the ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal, and among themselves (subject to the provisions herein-after contained as to existing Judges) according to the priority of their respective appointments.