Sir John Sheil | |
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Lord Justice of Appeal | |
In office September 2004 –December 2006 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 June 1938 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Occupation | Judge |
Profession | Law |
Sir John Joseph Sheil (born 19 June 1938) is a retired Northern Irish judge. He was a High Court Judge of Northern Ireland from 1989 to 2004,and a Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland from 2004 to 2007.
Sheil was born on 19 June 1938. [1] He was educated at Clongowes Wood College,an all-boys voluntary secondary school in County Kildare,Ireland [2] where his twin brother,Fr. Michael Sheil SJ,is currently rector. [3] He then studied at Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin. [2]
In 1964,Sheil was called to the bar of Northern Ireland and began practising as a barrister. He was made a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1975. [4] #he was Chairman of the Mental Health Review Tribunal from 1985 to 1987,and was a member of the Fair Employment Appeals Board from 1986 to 1989. [5]
In 1989,Sheil was made a High Court Judge of Northern Ireland. [6] He served as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland from September 2004 to 31 December 2006. [6] [7] [8] He retired from the judiciary at the end of 2006. [9]
Since 1 September 2010,Sheil has been a Surveillance Commissioner. [5] As this position has a three-year term,he was reappointed on 1 September 2013, [4] and again on 1 September 2016. [6]
In 1989,Sheil was knighted as a Knight Bachelor. On 5 Nov 1996,he was elected an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn. [10] On 16 May 2005,he was elected an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple. [2] In 2005,he was appointed a Privy Counsellor. [11]
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