List of Judges of the High Court (Ireland)
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, 35 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 of the High Court
| Name | Appointed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kelly | 2015 | President since 2015 Previously a member 1996–2014 | |
| Michael Moriarty | 1996 | ||
| Paul Butler | 2000 | ||
| Henry Abbott | 2002 | ||
| Paul Gilligan | 2003 | ||
| Michael Hanna | 2004 | ||
| Brian McGovern | 2006 | ||
| Patrick McCarthy | 2007 | ||
| Michael White | 2011 | ||
| Kevin Cross | 2011 | ||
| Paul McDermott | 2012 | ||
| Colm Mac Eochaidh | 2012 | ||
| Anthony Barr | 2013 | ||
| David Keane | 2013 | ||
| Marie Baker | 2013 | ||
| Max Barrett | 2013 | ||
| Bronagh O'Hanlon | 2013 | ||
| Bernard Barton | 2014 | ||
| Deirdre Murphy | 2014 | ||
| Brian Cregan | 2014 | ||
| Caroline Costello | 2014 | ||
| Aileen Donnelly | 2014 | ||
| Seamus Noonan | 2014 | ||
| Mary Faherty | 2014 | ||
| Tony Hunt | 2014 | ||
| Raymond Fullam | 2014 | ||
| Carmel Stewart | 2014 | ||
| Donald Binchy | 2014 | ||
| Robert Eagar | 2014 | ||
| Robert Haughton | 2014 | ||
| Margaret Heneghan | 2014 | ||
| Isobel Kennedy | 2015 | ||
| Mary Ellen Ring | 2015 | ||
| Tony O'Connor | 2015 | ||
| Richard Humphreys | 2015 | ||
| Michael Twomey | 2016 | ||
| Miriam O'Regan | 2016 | ||
| Paul Coffey | 2016 | ||
| Úna Ní Raifeartaigh | 2016 |
Ex-officio members
| Name | Since | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Denham | 2011 | ex officio as Chief Justice Previously a member 1991–1992 |
| Seán Ryan | 2014 | ex officio as President of the Court of Appeal Previously a member 2003–2014 |
| Raymond Groarke | 2012 | ex officio as President of the Circuit Court |
Former members of the High Court
Presidents in bold
| Name | Term of office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 A. 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 | |
| Frederick O. Budd | 1951–1965 | |
| Richard McLoughlin | 1952–1969 | |
| George D. Murnaghan | 1954–1979 | |
| Thomas Teevan | 1954–1971 | |
| Brian Walsh | 1959–1961 | |
| John Kenny | 1961–1975 | |
| 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 | |
| Seamus F. 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 | |
| Diarmuid O'Donovan | 1996–2007 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Éamon de Valera | 2002–2014 | Grandson of Éamon de Valera |
| Mary Finlay Geoghegan | 2002–2014 | |
| Michael Peart | 2002–2014 | |
| Barry White | 2002–2014 | |
| Seán O'Leary | 2003–2006 | |
| Seán Ryan | 2003–2014 | First President of the Court of Appeal |
| Fidelma Macken | 2004–2005 | |
| Frank Clarke | 2004–2012 | |
| John MacMenamin | 2004–2012 | |
| Elizabeth Dunne | 2004–2013 | |
| Kevin Feeney | 2005–2013 | |
| Peter Charleton | 2006–2014 | |
| Maureen Clark | 2006–2014 | |
| John Cooke | 2007–2013 | |
| John Hedigan | 2007–2016 | |
| George Birmingham | 2007–2014 | |
| Mary Irvine | 2007–2014 | |
| John Edwards | 2007–2014 | |
| Garrett Sheehan | 2007–2014 | |
| Daniel O'Keeffe | 2008–2013 | |
| Gerard Hogan | 2010–2014 | |
| Iseult O'Malley | 2012–2015 | |
| Carroll Moran | 2014–2015 |
See also
External links
- List of High Court judges – Courts Service of Ireland
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