Even though 80% or 90% of the process is not fully in her hands, as soon as that applicant receives the letter—and I've seen one of the letters that went out—the obvious impression is left that it's the minister who decided they were not to sit on the bench, if they don't eventually get an appointment to the bench.
Même si 80 ou 90 p. 100 du processus de sélection ne dépend pas entièrement d'elle, la lettre envoyée au candidat—et j'en ai vu une—donne clairement l'impression que c'est la ministre qui a décidé de ne pas retenir sa candidature, quand elle a été rejetée.