Patrick McCarthy (judge)

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Patrick McCarthy
Judge of the Court of Appeal
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27 July 2018

Patrick James McCarthy is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since July 2018. He previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2007 to 2018.

McCarthy obtained a BCL degree from University College Cork and attended the King's Inns. [1] He became a barrister in 1982 and became a senior counsel in 2000. [2] His practice was focused on the Cork circuit. [3] He frequently acted as prosecuting counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions in criminal trials. [4] He was also a member of the bars of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. [2] He was appointed to the Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee in 2006, to advise on codification of Irish criminal law. [1]

He was appointed to the High Court in May 2007, [1] where he was assigned to the Central Criminal Court. [5] During his term he was critical of proposed government changes to the selection of judicial appointments. [6]

McCarthy became a Judge of the Court of Appeal in July 2018. [7] His appointment was to fill the vacancy on the court left by Judge Alan Mahon. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2009 Alumni Achievement Awards". University College Cork. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Patrick McCarthy". Bar Council of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Wall, Martin (3 May 2007). "Government appoints largest number of new judges". The Irish Times . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Cullen, Paul (31 July 2004). "Redmond gets costs of his appeal but not trial". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Phelan, Shane (19 May 2017). "Sunday 23 June 2019 Government has a lack of respect for the judiciary, says top judge". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Govt's proposals on judicial appointments are 'wrong in principle'". RTÉ News. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "President appoints Judges to The Court of Appeal and The High Court". President of Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Courts shuffle as key Court of Appeal vacancies filled". Law Society Gazette. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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