177
judicial
complaints
counterparts
in
and
discipline
England
and
than
Wales.
do
their
In
each
jurisdiction, the investigation of complaints against
Judges is run for the most part by the judiciary.
However, a key difference is that in England and
Wales,
the
Lord
Chancellor
still
plays
a
central
role: the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor
have to co-operate both in the making of rules and in
reaching disciplinary decisions. (Ibid P- 237)
The judiciary retains significant influence at
all stages of the process. Judges below High Court
level
may
agreement
Ireland
be
of
suspended
the
(LCJ-NI).
Lord
or
removed
only
Chief
Justice
the
tribunal
If
with
of
the
Northern
recommends
suspension or dismissal of a High Court or Court of
Appeal Judge, the advice of the LCJ-NI must be taken
and the matter then goes to the Prime Minister and
Lord
Chancellor.
Judges
at
this
level
may
be
dismissed only by the UK Parliament. (Ibid P.238)
The Judges ultimately agreed to the new approach
on
condition
that
the
Lord
President
would
have
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