John Gillen
Sir John Gillen | |
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Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office September 2014 – November 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | John Gillen 18 November 1947 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
Occupation | Solicitor, High Court judge |
Sir John Gillen, PC (born 18 November 1947[1]), previously known as The Rt Hon Lord Justice Gillen, and before that as Mr Justice Gillen, is a Privy Councillor and was one of the Lords Justices of Appeal of Northern Ireland, from September 2014-November 2017.[1][2][3]
Gillen attended Cregagh Primary School, then the Methodist College, Belfast, and Queen's College, Oxford.[4] He was called to the bar in 1970 and took silk in 1983.[1][4]
He was appointed as a High Court judge in Belfast, replacing Lord Justice MacDermott, on the latter's retirement.[4] Gillen was sworn in before the then Lord Chief Justice, Sir Robert Carswell, on 6 January 1999.[4] He was awarded the customary knighthood upon his appointment to the High Court.
He was appointed to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in November 2014.[5]
In 2016, an off-duty police officer who was representing himself in a house repossession case against Santander that Gillen was hearing tried to arrest him.[6] The officer was himself arrested, on suspicion of common assault, but was released without charge.[6] The police officer was nevertheless sentenced, by Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan, to three months jail for contempt of court, with the possibility of release after 28 days if he apologised.[7][8]
From 2015 to 2017, he conducted a review of Civil and Family Justice in Northern Ireland.[9][10][11]
Gillan is married and has two daughters.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Rt Hon Lord Justice Gillen". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Completed Recruitment Schemes". . Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
5 September 2014 - Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Honourable Mr Justice Gillen as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland.
- ^ "Salaried Judicial Complement (as at 7 September 2015)". Judiciary of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Leading lawyer appointed judge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Privy Council appointments: November 2014" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 20 November 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Archer, Bimpe. "Judge's police minders 'not in court' during confrontation". The Irish News. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Erwin, Alan. "Police officer who attempted to arrest senior judge was 'driven by self importance', court heard". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Jailed officer refused leave to appeal". BBC News. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Civil and Family Justice Review". Jusiciary NI. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lord Justice Gillen's Review of Civil and Family Justice". NICVA. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Fergus, Lindsay. "Lord Justice Gillen answers our questions". The Detail. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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- High Court judges of Northern Ireland