Patrick James McCarthy is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since July 2018. He previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2007 to 2018.
Patrick McCarthy | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 27 July 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 21 May 2007 – 26 July 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick James McCarthy Cork, Ireland |
| Alma mater | |
McCarthy obtained a BCL degree from University College Cork and attended the King's Inns.[1] He became a barrister in 1982 and became a senior counsel in 2000.[2] His practice was focused on the Cork circuit.[3] He frequently acted as prosecuting counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions in criminal trials.[4] He was also a member of the bars of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.[2] He was appointed to the Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee in 2006, to advise on codification of Irish criminal law.[1]
He was appointed to the High Court in May 2007,[1] where he was assigned to the Central Criminal Court.[5] During his term he was critical of proposed government changes to the selection of judicial appointments.[6]
McCarthy became a Judge of the Court of Appeal in July 2018.[7] His appointment was to fill the vacancy on the court left by Judge Alan Mahon.[8]
References edit
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- ^ a b "Patrick McCarthy". Bar Council of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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- ^ Phelan, Shane (19 May 2017). "Sunday 23 June 2019 Government has a lack of respect for the judiciary, says top judge". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Govt's proposals on judicial appointments are 'wrong in principle'". RTÉ News. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "President appoints Judges to The Court of Appeal and The High Court". President of Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Courts shuffle as key Court of Appeal vacancies filled". Law Society Gazette. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.