Courts Service

Functions

• managing the courts,
• providing support services for the judges,
• providing information on the courts system to the public,
• providing, managing and maintaining court buildings, and
• providing facilities for users of the courts.

Corporate structure

• the presidents of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court,
• members of each of these five courts elected by their ordinary members,
• the Chief Executive of the Courts service and a representative of its staff elected by them,
• a practicing barrister and a practicing solicitor nominated by the Chairman of the Bar Council and the President of the Law Society of Ireland respectively,
• a civil servant from the Department of Justice nominated by the Minister for Justice,
• a person nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions,
• a person nominated by the Minister to represent the consumers of court services, and
• a person nominated by the Minister for relevant knowledge and experience in commerce, finance or administration.