Melanie Greally

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Melanie Greally
Judge of the High Court
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29 November 2022

Melanie Greally is an Irish lawyer who is a judge of the High Court since 2022. She was a Circuit Court judge between 2014 and 2022 and was previously a barrister.

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Early life

Greally attended University College Dublin, from where she obtained a BCL degree in 1989. [1] [2] [3]

After attending the King's Inns, she was called to the Bar in 1991. [2] [1] She appeared in criminal trials acting as prosecution barrister and defence counsel. [4] [5] She acted in High Court cases for the Minister for Justice in cases involving arrest warrants. [6] [7] [8]

Judicial career

Circuit Court

Greally became a judge of the Circuit Court in November 2014 and was assigned to the Dublin circuit in July 2015. [9] [1]

She has heard cases involving assault, money laundering, theft, dangerous driving, sexual offences and fraud. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] She was the presiding judge in the unsuccessful prosecution of Paul Murphy and others for the charge of false imprisonment of Joan Burton. [16]

High Court

She was nominated and appointed to the High Court in November 2022. [17] [18]

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  2. 1 2 "Ms MELANIE GREALLY". Law Library. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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  4. ↑ "Judge who was once a garda refuses application to stop him from sentencing armed robber". independent. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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  7. ↑ "MJELR -v- Tomella". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "MJELR -v- Gorka". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "JAAB Annual Report 2014" (PDF). JAAB. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sentencing judge says Dublin 'increasingly dangerous'". RTÉ News. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ex-footballer among men admitting criminal cash charge". RTÉ News. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ex Virgin Media TV employee remanded on bail over theft". RTÉ News. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Suspended sentence for driver over fatal collision". RTÉ News. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Former scout leader sentenced over sexual abuse of boy". RTÉ News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Traynor, Vivienne (29 January 2018). "Music teacher jailed for over 3 years for welfare fraud". RTÉ News. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Jobstown jury sent home for the night". RTÉ News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Courts Service set to receive additional resources for new High Court division". The Irish Times. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Supreme Court And The High Court 29 11 22". president.ie. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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