Deirdre Murphy (judge)

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The Hon. Ms. Justice
Deirdre Murphy
Judge of the High Court
In office
3 April 2014 –2 March 2023

Deirdre Murphy (born 1953 [1] ) is an Irish lawyer who was a judge of the High Court between April 2014 and March 2023.

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Education

She was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and Trinity College Dublin. She was the winner of the Irish Times Debate in 1976. [2] She subsequently attended the King's Inns. [1]

She became a barrister in 1979 and a senior counsel in 1999. [1]

Her practice at the bar included acting for the defence and prosecuting on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions in criminal trials. [3] [4] She also practiced in the areas of constitutional law and judicial review. [1] She represented the applicant in C(C) v Ireland who was successful in the Supreme Court in declaring part of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935 unconstitutional. [5] The Act created strict liability with no defence of honest mistake to unlawful carnal knowledge. The outcome of the case led to the immediate introduction of two new offences to replace the unconstitutional section. [6]

Her work for the state included serving on the legal team for the Cloyne Report between 2009 and 2010 and prosecuting actions in the Special Criminal Court. [7] [8]

She has been a long time advocate of the model litigant (MLO). [9]

Judicial career

Murphy was appointed to the High Court in April 2014. [10] She currently serves on the Superior Courts Rules Committee. [11]

She has heard cases including those involving aspects of criminal law, [12] judicial review, [13] company law, [14] employment law, [15] and repossessions. [16] She regularly presides over homicide and sexual offences cases. [17] [18] [19]

In April 2020, Murphy was the presiding judge in a for mention hearing of a judicial review case taken by John Waters and Gemma O'Doherty against legislation enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [20] She dismissed an application by the plaintiffs to permit some of the "up to 100 people" who had gathered inside the Four Courts to enter the hearing on account of social distancing measures. [21]

She retired in March 2023. [22]

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  6. ↑ O'Malley, Tom. "Paper by Mr. Tom O'Malley" (PDF). Citizen's Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cloyne Diocese Report" (PDF). Department of Justice and Equality. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Firearms trial adjourned". www.irishexaminer.com. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Rules Of The Superior Courts (Order 61A) 2019". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Supreme Court: Trial judge intervened in prosecutorial role of the DPP by ordering stay". Irish Legal News. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Solicitor fails in High Court challenge to planning board ruling". www.irishexaminer.com. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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