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Tue 06 Jun 2004Appointment of more judges soughtThe Minister for Justice will ask the Cabinet at its meeting today to authorise the appointment of more judges, The Irish Times has learned. He is doing so in response to the latest report from the courts' Committee on Court Practice and Procedure, chaired by Ms Justice Denham, which is being published today.The report is one of the elements in a programme of reform of personal injuries compensation. The committee was asked to examine how court rules could be changed to improve the system of dealing with cases once they reached the courts. The Personal Injuries Assessment Board, which started looking at accidents at work claims earlier this month, represents another part of the programme.