List of judges of the High Court (Ireland)
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The High Court of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. The High Court is composed of its president, 42 ordinary judges, and additional judges being ex officio the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the Circuit Court, and former chief justices and courts presidents who remain judges.
Current members[]
Name | Appointed | Notes |
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Mary Irvine | 2007–2014, 2020– | President since 2020 |
Michael Hanna | 2004 | |
Paul McDermott | 2012 | |
Anthony Barr | 2013 | |
David Keane | 2013 | |
Max Barrett | 2014 | |
Deirdre Murphy | 2014 | |
Brian Cregan | 2014 | |
Tony Hunt | 2014 | |
Carmel Stewart | 2014 | |
Robert Eagar | 2014 | |
Mary Ellen Ring | 2015 | |
Tony O'Connor | 2015 | |
Richard Humphreys | 2015 | |
Michael Twomey | 2016 | |
Miriam O'Regan | 2016 | |
Paul Coffey | 2016 | |
Leonie Reynolds | 2016 | |
Eileen Creedon | 2017 | |
Charles Meenan | 2017 | |
Michael MacGrath | 2018 | |
Denis McDonald | 2018 | |
Tara Burns | 2018 | |
Michael Quinn | 2018 | |
Senan Allen | 2018 | |
Garrett Simons | 2018 | |
John Jordan | 2019 | |
Alexander Owens | 2019 | |
Brian O'Moore | 2019 | |
Mark Sanfey | 2019 | |
Mary Rose Gearty | 2019 | |
Niamh Hyland | 2019 | |
Mark Heslin | 2019 | |
Paul Burns | 2020 | |
Nuala Butler | 2020 | |
Siobhán Stack | 2021 | |
David Holland | 2021[1] | |
Cian Ferriter | 2021[1] | |
Emily Egan | 2021[1] | |
Caroline Biggs | 2021[1] | |
Karen O'Connor | 2021[2] | |
Conor Dignam | 2021[2] | |
Siobhán Phelan | 2021[2] | |
Marguerite Bolger | 2022[3] | |
Rory MacCabe | 2022[3] |
Ex-officio members[]
Name | Since | Notes |
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Donal O'Donnell | 2021 | ex officio as Chief Justice |
George Birmingham | 2018 | ex officio as President of the Court of Appeal Previously a member 2007–2014 |
Patricia Ryan | 2019 | ex officio as President of the Circuit Court |
Former members[]
- denotes presidents
Name | Term of office | Notes |
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Timothy Sullivan | 1924–1936 | President 1924–1936 |
James Creed Meredith | 1924–1936 | |
Thomas O'Shaughnessy | 1924–1925 | Last Recorder of Dublin |
William E. Wylie | 1924–1936 | |
William J. Johnston | 1924–1939 | |
James Murnaghan | 1924–1925 | |
Henry Hanna | 1925–1943 | |
John O'Byrne | 1926–1940 | |
Conor Maguire | 1936–1946 | President 1936–1946 |
George Gavan Duffy | 1936–1951 | President 1946–1951 |
William Black | 1939–1942 | |
Martin C. Maguire | 1940–1954 | |
Kevin Haugh | 1942–1961 | |
Andrew Kingsbury Overend | 1943–1947 | |
Cahir Davitt | 1945–1966 | President 1951–1966 |
Kevin Dixon | 1946–1959 | |
T. C. Kingsmill Moore | 1947–1951 | |
Charles Casey | 1951–1952 | |
Gardner Budd | 1951–1965 | |
Richard McLoughlin | 1952–1969 | |
George D. Murnaghan | 1954–1979 | |
Thomas Teevan | 1954–1971 | |
Brian Walsh | 1959–1961 | |
John Kenny | 1961–1975 | |
Séamus Henchy | 1962–1972 | |
Seán Butler | 1966–1980 | |
Aindrias Ó Caoimh | 1966–1974 | President 1966–1974 |
Alfred D. Pringle | 1969–1974 | |
Frank Griffin | 1971–1973 | |
Thomas Finlay | 1972–1985 | President 1974–1985 |
John Gannon | 1973–1990 | |
Tom O'Higgins | 1973–1974 | |
Kenneth Deale | 1974 | |
Liam Hamilton | 1974–1994 | President 1985–1994 |
Weldon Parke | 1974–1976 | |
Thomas A. Doyle | 1974–1984 | |
James G. McMahon | 1975–1986 | |
Herbert R. McWilliam | 1976–1985 | |
Declan Costello | 1977–1998 | President 1995–1998 |
James A. D'Arcy | 1977–1986 | |
Ronan Keane | 1979–1996 | |
William Ellis | 1979–1983 | |
Donal Barrington | 1979–1989 | |
Mella Carroll | 1980–2005 | First female High Court judge |
Roderick O'Hanlon | 1981–1995 | |
Edward Walsh | 1981–1982 | |
Henry Barron | 1982–1997 | |
Francis Murphy | 1982–1996 | |
Kevin Lynch | 1984–1996 | |
Séamus Egan | 1984–1991 | |
Robert Barr | 1985–2002 | |
Gerard Lardner | 1985–1993 | |
John Blayney | 1986–1992 | |
John McKenzie | 1986–1991 | |
Richard Johnson | 1987–2009 | President 2006–2009 |
Frederick Morris | 1990–2001 | President 1998–2001 |
Vivian Lavan | 1991–2011 | |
Declan Budd | 1991–2011 | |
Susan Denham | 1991–1992 | |
Feargus Flood | 1991–2000 | |
Paul Carney | 1991–2015 | |
Hugh Geoghegan | 1992–2000 | |
Dermot Kinlen | 1993–2002 | |
Harry Whelehan | 1994 | President 1994 |
Brian McCracken | 1995–2002 | |
Mary Laffoy | 1995–2013 | |
Peter Shanley | 1996–1998 | |
Catherine McGuinness | 1996–2000 | |
Thomas C. Smyth | 1996–2008 | |
Michael Moriarty | 1996–2018 | |
Diarmuid O'Donovan | 1996–2007 | |
Peter Kelly | 1996–2014, 2015–2020 | President 2015–2020 |
Philip O'Sullivan | 1997–2006 | |
Kevin C. O'Higgins | 1997–2008 | |
John Quirke | 1997–2012 | |
Matthew P. Smith | 1998–2004 | |
Cyril C. Kelly | 1998–1999 | |
Nicholas Kearns | 1998–2004, 2009–2015 | President 2009–2015 |
Fidelma Macken | 1998–1999, 2004–2005 | |
Aindrias Ó Caoimh | 1999–2004 | |
Iarfhlaith O'Neill | 1999–2014 | |
Joseph Finnegan | 1999–2001 | President 2001–2006 |
Roderick Murphy | 2000–2013 | |
Liam McKechnie | 2000–2010 | |
Daniel Herbert | 2000–2014 | |
Paul Butler | 2000–2018 | |
Henry Abbott | 2002–2017 | |
Éamon de Valera | 2002–2014 | |
Mary Finlay Geoghegan | 2002–2014 | |
Michael Peart | 2002–2014 | |
Barry White | 2002–2014 | |
Paul Gilligan | 2003–2018 | |
Seán O'Leary | 2003–2006 | |
Seán Ryan | 2003–2014 | First President of the Court of Appeal |
Frank Clarke | 2004–2012 | |
John MacMenamin | 2004–2012 | |
Elizabeth Dunne | 2004–2013 | |
Kevin Feeney | 2005–2013 | |
Peter Charleton | 2006–2014 | |
Maureen Harding Clark | 2006–2014 | |
John Cooke | 2007–2013 | |
Brian McGovern | 2006–2018 | |
John Hedigan | 2007–2016 | |
George Birmingham | 2007–2014 | |
John Edwards | 2007–2014 | |
Garrett Sheehan | 2007–2014 | |
Bryan MacMahon | 2007–2011 | |
Patrick J. McCarthy | 2007–2018 | |
Daniel O'Keeffe | 2008–2013 | |
Gerard Hogan | 2010–2014 | |
Kevin Cross | 2011–2021 | |
Michael White | 2011–2021 | |
Iseult O'Malley | 2012–2015 | |
Colm Mac Eochaidh | 2012–2017 | |
Marie Baker | 2013–2018 | |
Carroll Moran | 2014–2015 | |
Raymond Fullam | 2014–2017 | |
Caroline Costello | 2014–2018 | |
Aileen Donnelly | 2014–2019 | |
Mary Faherty | 2014–2019 | |
Robert Haughton | 2014–2019 | |
Seamus Noonan | 2014–2019 | |
Donald Binchy | 2014–2020 | |
Bernard Barton | 2014–2021 | |
Teresa Pilkington | 2014–2020 | |
Bronagh O'Hanlon | 2014–2021 | |
Margaret Heneghan | 2015–2017 | |
Isobel Kennedy | 2015–2018 | |
Úna Ní Raifeartaigh | 2016–2019 | |
David Barniville | 2017–2021 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court Oct2021". president.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Diary President Higgins Appoints Judges To The High Court December 2021". president.ie. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court January 2022". president.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links[]
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