Courts and Court Officers Act, 2002
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Periods of practice as barrister and solicitor reckonable. |
6.—Where a person has practised as a barrister and as a solicitor, periods of practice as a barrister and periods of practice as a solicitor may be reckoned to satisfy the minimum period of practice as a barrister, or as a solicitor, required by— | |
(a) subsection (2)(a) of section 5 (as amended by section 4 ) of the Act of 1961 in the case of an appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court, | ||
(b) subsection (2) or (2B) of section 17 (as amended by section 5 ) of the Act of 1961 in the case of an appointment as a judge of the Circuit Court, | ||
(c) section 14(1) (as amended by section 29 of the Act of 1995) of the Act of 1936 in the case of an appointment to act temporarily as a judge of the Circuit Court, | ||
(d) subsection (2) or (3) of section 29 of the Act of 1961 in the case of an appointment as a judge of the District Court, or | ||
(e) section 51(1) (as amended by section 48(8) of the Act of 1961) of the Act of 1936 in the case of an appointment to act temporarily as a judge of the District Court. |