The Superior Courts


The Chief Justice: The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell

Judges (ordinary):

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Elizabeth Dunne

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Charleton

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Iseult O’Malley

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Marie Baker

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Seamus Woulfe

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Brian Murray

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Maurice Collins

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Aileen Donnelly

  • Judge (ex officio): The President of the Court of Appeal, The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham

  • Judge (ex officio): The President of the High Court, The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville

  • Registrar: John Mahon

  • Assistant Registrar: Patricia Cuddihy


  • The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham, President

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice John A. Edwards

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Máire Whelan

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick J. McCarthy

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Caroline Costello

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Isobel Kennedy

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Aileen Donnelly

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Seamus Noonan

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Mary Faherty

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Robert Haughton

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Una Ni Raifeartaigh

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Ann Power

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Donald Binchy

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Teresa Pilkington

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Senan Allen

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Nuala Butler

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Charles Meenan

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Tara Burns

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Brian O’Moore

  • Ex officio: The Chief Justice: The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell

  • Ex officio: The President of the High Court, The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville


  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville, President

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul McDermott

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Anthony Barr

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Keane

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Max Barrett

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Brian Cregan

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Tony Hunt

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Carmel Stewart

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Mary Ellen Ring

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Tony O’Connor

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Michael Twomey

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Miriam O’Regan

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul Coffey

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Leonie Reynolds

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Eileen Creedon

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Michael MacGrath

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Denis McDonald

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Michael Quinn

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Garrett Simons

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice John Jordan

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Alexander Owens

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Mark Sanfey

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Mary Rose Gearty

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Niamh Hyland

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Mark Heslin

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Paul Burns

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Siobhan Stack

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Holland

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Cian Ferriter

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Emily Egan

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Caroline Biggs

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Karen O’Connor

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Conor Dignam

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Siobhán Phelan

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Marguerite Bolger

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Kerida Naidoo

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Eileen Roberts

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Melanie Greally

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Mícheál P. O’Higgins

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Rory Mulcahy

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Emily Farrell

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Liam Kennedy

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Siobhan Lankford

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Barry O’Donnell

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Oisín Quinn

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Nuala Jackson

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Conleth Bradley

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Denise Brett

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Nolan

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick McGrath

  • Ex officio: The Chief Justice: The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell

  • Ex officio: The President of the Court of Appeal, The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham

  • Ex officio: The President of the Circuit Court, The Hon. Ms. Justice Patricia Ryan


  • Chairperson: The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell, Chief Justice

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of Appeal, (Vice Chairperson)

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court

  • The Hon Ms. Justice Elizabeth Dunne, Judge of the Supreme Court

  • The Hon Mr. Justice Brian Murray, Judge of the Supreme Court

  • The Hon Ms. Nuala Butler, Judge of the Court of Appeal

  • The Ms. Justice Maire Whelan, Judge of the Court of Appeal

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Siobhan Phelan, Judge of the High Court

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys, Judge of the High Court

  • Vacancy, Master of the High Court

  • Yvonne McNamara S.C. (Bar Council)

  • Grainne Larkin B.L. (Bar Council)

  • Aine Hynes (Law Society)

  • Michelle O’Boyle (Law Society)

  • James Finn (Courts Service)

  • Mary Cummins (CSSO)

  • John Mahon, Supreme Court Registrar

  • Draftsperson: Mr. Sean Barton

  • Secretary: Ms. Liz Hughes


  • Chairperson: The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell, Chief Justice

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of Appeal

  • The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court

  • The Hon. Ms. Justice Patricia Ryan, President of the Circuit Court

  • His Honour Judge Paul Kelly, President of the District Court

  • Rossa Fanning SC, Attorney General

  • Sara Phelan SC, Chair of the Council of the Bar of Ireland

  • John Shaw, Nominee of the Law Society

  • Eleanor O’Higgins

  • *Vacancy x 2

  • Secretary to the Board: Ms. Linda Memery