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, 42 ordinary judges, and additional judges being 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 NameAppointedNotesDavid Barniville2017–2021, 2022–President since 2022Paul McDermott2012Anthony Barr2013David Keane2013Max Barrett2014Brian Cregan2014Tony Hunt2014Carmel Stewart2014Mary Ellen Ring2015Tony O'Connor2015Richard Humphreys2015Michael Twomey2016Miriam O'Regan2016Paul Coffey2016Leonie Reynolds2016Eileen Creedon2017Michael Quinn2018Garrett Simons2018John Jordan2019Alexander Owens2019Mark Sanfey2019Mary Rose Gearty2019Mark Heslin2019Paul Burns2020Siobhán Stack2021David Holland2021Cian Ferriter 2021Emily Egan2021Caroline Biggs2021Karen O'Connor2021Conor Dignam2021Siobhán Phelan2021Marguerite Bolger2022Rory MacCabe2022Kerida Naidoo2022Eileen Roberts2022Melanie Greally2022Mícheál O'Higgins2023Rory Mulcahy2023Emily Farrell2023Liam Kennedy2023Siobhán Lankford2023Barry O'Donnell2023Oisín Quinn2023Conleth Bradley2023Denise Brett2023Nuala Jackson2023David Nolan2023Patrick McGrath2023

Ex-officio members NameSinceNotesDonal O'Donnell2021ex officio as Chief JusticeCaroline Costello2024ex officio as President of the Court of AppealPreviously a member 2007–2014Patricia Ryan2019ex officio as President of the Circuit Court

Former members denotes presidents NameTerm of officeNotesTimothy Sullivan1924–1936President 1924–1936James Creed Meredith1924–1936Thomas O'Shaughnessy1924–1925Last Recorder of DublinWilliam E. Wylie1924–1936William John Johnston1924–1939James Murnaghan1924–1925Henry Hanna1925–1943John O'Byrne1926–1940Conor Maguire1936–1946President 1936–1946George Gavan Duffy1936–1951President 1946–1951William Black1939–1942Martin Maguire1940–1954Kevin Haugh1942–1961Andrew Kingsbury Overend1943–1947Cahir Davitt1945–1966President 1951–1966Kevin Dixon1946–1959T. C. Kingsmill Moore1947–1951Charles Casey1951–1952Gardner Budd1951–1965Richard McLoughlin1952–1969George D. Murnaghan1954–1979Thomas Teevan1954–1971Brian Walsh1959–1961John Kenny1961–1975Séamus Henchy1962–1972Seán Butler1966–1980Aindrias Ó Caoimh1966–1974President 1966–1974Alfred D. Pringle1969–1974Frank Griffin1971–1973Thomas Finlay1972–1985President 1974–1985John Gannon1973–1990Tom O'Higgins1973–1974Kenneth Deale1974Liam Hamilton1974–1994President 1985–1994Weldon Parke1974–1976Thomas A. Doyle1974–1984James G. McMahon1975–1986Herbert R. McWilliam1976–1985Declan Costello1977–1998President 1995–1998James A. D'Arcy1977–1986Ronan Keane1979–1996William Ellis1979–1983Donal Barrington1979–1989Mella Carroll1980–2005First female High Court judgeRoderick O'Hanlon1981–1995Edward Walsh1981–1982Henry Barron1982–1997Francis Murphy1982–1996Kevin Lynch1984–1996Séamus Egan1984–1991Robert Barr1985–2002Gerard Lardner1985–1993John Blayney1986–1992John McKenzie1986–1991Richard Johnson1987–2009President 2006–2009Frederick Morris1990–2001President 1998–2001Vivian Lavan1991–2011Declan Budd1991–2011Susan Denham1991–1992Feargus Flood1991–2000Paul Carney1991–2015Hugh Geoghegan1992–2000Dermot Kinlen1993–2002Harry Whelehan1994President 1994Brian McCracken1995–2002Mary Laffoy1995–2013Peter Shanley1996–1998Catherine McGuinness1996–2000Thomas C. Smyth1996–2008Michael Moriarty1996–2018Diarmuid O'Donovan1996–2007Peter Kelly1996–2014, 2015–2020President 2015–2020Philip O'Sullivan1997–2006Kevin C. O'Higgins1997–2008John Quirke1997–2012Matthew P. Smith1998–2004Cyril C. Kelly1998–1999Nicholas Kearns1998–2004, 2009–2015President 2009–2015Fidelma Macken1998–1999, 2004–2005Aindrias Ó Caoimh1999–2004Iarfhlaith O'Neill1999–2014Joseph Finnegan1999–2001President 2001–2006Roderick Murphy2000–2013Liam McKechnie2000–2010Daniel Herbert2000–2014Paul Butler2000–2018Henry Abbott2002–2017Éamon de Valera2002–2014Mary Finlay Geoghegan2002–2014Michael Peart2002–2014Barry White2002–2014Paul Gilligan2003–2018Seán O'Leary2003–2006Sean Ryan2003–2014First President of the Court of AppealFrank Clarke2004–2012John MacMenamin2004–2012Elizabeth Dunne2004–2013Michael Hanna2004–2023Kevin Feeney2005–2013Peter Charleton2006–2014Maureen Harding Clark2006–2014John Cooke2008–2013Brian McGovern2006–2018John Hedigan2007–2016George Birmingham2007–2014John Edwards2007–2014Garrett Sheehan2007–2014Bryan MacMahon2007–2011 Patrick J. McCarthy2007–2018Mary Irvine2007–2014, 2020–2022President 2020–2022Daniel O'Keeffe2008–2013Gerard Hogan2010–2014Kevin Cross2011–2021Michael White2011–2021Iseult O'Malley2012–2015Colm Mac Eochaidh2012–2017Marie Baker2013–2018Carroll Moran2014–2015Raymond Fullam2014–2017Caroline Costello2014–2018Aileen Donnelly2014–2019Mary Faherty2014–2019Robert Haughton2014–2019Seamus Noonan2014–2019Donald Binchy2014–2020Teresa Pilkington2014–2020Bernard Barton2014–2021Bronagh O'Hanlon2014–2021Robert Eagar2014–2022Deirdre Murphy2014–2023Margaret Heneghan2015–2017Isobel Kennedy2015–2018Úna Ní Raifeartaigh2016–2019Charles Meenan2017–2023Senan Allen2018–2022Tara Burns2018–2023Brian O'Moore2019–2023Nuala Butler2020–2022Niamh Hyland2019–2024Michael MacGrath2018–2024Denis McDonald2018–2024

See also List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ireland List of judges of the Court of Appeal of Ireland

References

External links Courts Service of Ireland