Sir, – In support of Vincent Murphy's call (April 5th) for specific judicial training, in France, for example, they have a specific postgraduate training institution, the École nationale de la magistrature, which prospective judges must attend.
While in France judges do not go into private practice as a requirement to be appointed to the bench, I do think such practical experience is vital in our, admittedly very different, legal system.
Nonetheless, there is much to be said for specialised training in an institution of some kind. – Yours, etc,
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Marino,
Dublin 9.