The members of The Working Group on a Courts Commission were: Ms Justice Denham, Supreme Court; Mr Justice Barr, High Court; Ms Justice McGuinness, High Court; Mr Justice Smyth, president, Circuit Court; Judge Peter Smithwick, president, District Court; Mr Justice Hederman, past president, Law Reform Commission; Mr Ken Murphy, director general, Law Society; Mr John MacMenamin SC, chairman, Bar Council; Mr Ken Wright, management consultant; Mr John Rogers SC; Ms Roisin McDermott, past chairwoman, Women's Aid; Mr Kevin Duffy, deputy chairman, Labour Court.
Departmental representatives: Mr Caoimhin O hUiginn, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; Mr Cormac Cronin, Department of Finance; Ms Caitlin Ni Fhlaitheartaigh, Attorney General's Office.