▁as ▁the ▁Gard a ▁S í och á na ' s ▁Dublin ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ) ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁District ▁Court ▁areas . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁judge ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁each ▁District ▁Court ▁area ▁and ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁jud ges ▁are ▁normally ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Metropolitan ▁District . ▁The ▁District ▁Court ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁location ▁is ▁normally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁( name ▁of ▁town ) ▁District ▁Court , ▁e . g . ▁T ull am ore ▁District ▁Court . ▁ ▁Jud ges ▁Jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁Court , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁President , ▁are ▁sty led ▁e . g . ▁Judge ▁John ▁Smith ▁( or ▁sometimes , ▁as ▁District ▁Judge ▁John ▁Smith , ▁or ▁simply ▁Judge ▁Smith ) ▁and ▁addressed ▁in ▁court ▁as ▁" jud ge ". ▁ ▁This ▁style ▁is ▁relatively ▁recent , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Cour ts ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁just ices ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁Court ▁or ▁commonly ▁as ▁district ▁just ices ▁and ▁sty led ▁e . g . ▁District ▁Justice ▁John ▁Smith ▁or ▁Justice ▁Smith ▁( N . B . ▁not ▁Mr ▁Justice ▁Smith ▁as ▁this ▁was ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁superior ▁court ▁judge ). ▁ ▁The ▁President , ▁as ▁an ▁ex - o ffic io ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court , ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁circuit ▁judge , ▁so ▁is ▁sty led ▁e . g . ▁His / Her ▁Hon our ▁Judge ▁Smith ▁instead . ▁▁