John A. Edwards

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The Hon. Mr. Justice
John A. Edwards
Judge of the Court of Appeal
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4 December 2014

John Aloysious Edwards (born 3 January 1960) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since November 2014. He previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2007 to 2014.

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Early life

Edwards attended Castleknock College until 1978. [1] He attended University College Dublin where he obtained a BCL degree and a Diploma in European Studies. He also attended Trinity College Dublin and received qualifications in arbitration. [2] He trained to be a barrister at King's Inns. He is undertaking a PhD. [2]

He was called to the Bar in 1983 and became a Senior Counsel in 1998. [3] His practice at the bar was centred on criminal law and judicial review. [4] He frequently appeared for both the Director of Public Prosecutions and defendants in criminal trials, including those involving murder, [5] arson, [6] pornography, [7] fraud, [8] drugs offences, [9] assault, [10] terrorism offences, [11] and sexual offences. [12] He was the State Prosecutor for County Kerry for ten years. [3]

He is an adjunct professor in the School of Law at the University of Limerick and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. [3]

Judicial career

Edwards was appointed a High Court judge in May 2007. [4] He was the judge in charge of the Extradition and European Arrest Warrant list from 2011 to 2014. [3]

He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in December 2014. [13]

He has held several positions within his role as judge, including membership of the Superior Courts Rules Committee, [14] the European Association of Judges, [15] and the Second Study Commission of the International Association of Judges. [16] He joined the Association of Judges of Ireland at its foundation in 2011 and served a two-year term as president from November 2017. [17]

He is currently one of three members of the Irish panel of Ad hoc judges at the European Court of Human Rights. [18]

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  4. 1 2 Wall, Martin (3 May 2007). "Government appoints largest number of new judges". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jury to consider verdict in murder trial". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Two plead guilty in Limerick arson case". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Man with 11,000 child porn images gets suspended term". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Three plead not guilty to credit card scam". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Cork man appeals drugs conviction". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Accused hit victim with slash hook in stomach, niece says". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Court to rule next week on validity of man's arrest for IRA membership". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Four Clare teenagers plead guilty to rape". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Diary President Appoints Mr Justice John Edwards As Appeal Court Judge". president.ie. Office of the President of Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  14. ↑ "Courts Service Annual Report 2018" (PDF). RTÉ.ie. Courts Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES - Directory" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "International Association of Judges". International Association of Judges. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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