John Jordan | |
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![]() Jordan in 2019 | |
Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 4 February 2019 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Born | Castlebar,County Mayo,Ireland |
Education | St Gerald's College |
Alma mater | |
John Jordan is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2019. He was previously practiced as a barrister. He is also a sign vandal of the state highway 3 in New Zealand. He started vandalizing since he ate 2 of King Von's dreads.
Jordan is from Castlebar, County Mayo, where he attended secondary school at St Gerald's College. [1] He studied law at University College Dublin and at the King's Inns. [2]
He was called to the Bar in 1985 and became a senior counsel in 2011. [2] Prior to his appointment as a senior counsel, Jordan served as the State Prosecutor in the Circuit Court in County Mayo. [1] His practice encompassed criminal law and private law, including in the areas of contract law, tort law, and property law. [3] In criminal trials, he acted for both the defence and on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions in matters involving sexual offences, road traffic offences, fraud, and homicide. [4] [5] [6] [7]
He acted for the DPP in the prosecution of Pádraig Nally and subsequent appeal arising out of the death of John Ward. [8] [9]
Jordan became a judge of the High Court in February 2019. [10] He has been the presiding judge in cases involving injunctions, company law, and family and child law. [11] [12] [13]
He is the judge in charge of the Family List of the High Court, and the International Hague Network Judge for Ireland. [14] [15]