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The Four Courts in Dublin, home to the Supreme Court and High Court. The Courts of Ireland consist of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court, the District Court and the Special Criminal Court. With the exception of the Special Criminal Court, all courts exercise both civil and criminal jurisdiction, although ...
In a change from previous older courts buildings in Ireland, the building has facilities to hold up to 100 prisoners in the basement, with separate entrances for each court. [3] Jurors are also based in a separate part of the building with their own court entrances after being empanelled, in order to keep them separate from the public. [3]
The Four Courts (Irish: Na Ceithre Cúirteanna [2]) is Ireland's most prominent courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin. The Four Courts is the principal seat of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Dublin Circuit Court. Until 2010 the building also housed the Central Criminal Court; this is now located in the ...
According to Elrington Ball [1] the Irish Court of Common Pleas, which was known in its early years as the Common Bench or simply the Bench, was fully operational by 1276.It was headed by its Chief Justice (the Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, as distinct from the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, who was the head of the Irish Court of King's Bench).
The High Court of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. The High Court is composed of its president, 42 ordinary judges, and additional judges being ex officio the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the Circuit Court, and former chief justices and courts presidents who remain judges.
The District Court (Irish: An Chúirt Dúiche) is the lowest court in the Irish court system [1] and the main court of summary jurisdiction in Ireland. [2] It has responsibility for hearing minor criminal matters, small civil claims, liquor licensing, and certain family law applications. [ 3 ]
A county registrar (Irish: Cláraitheoir an Chontae) is an official attached to the Irish Circuit Court [1] [2] who carries out a number of quasi-judicial and administrative functions regarding the functioning of the court [3] within their assigned county or counties.
The Courts Service is a statutory body that provides administration and support services to the Courts of the Republic of Ireland. It was established in 1999 by the Courts Service Act 1998 . [ 2 ] Its head office is at Phoenix House, Smithfield, Dublin .