Raymond Fullam

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Raymond Fullam
Judge of the High Court
In office
30 October 2014 –11 March 2017

Raymond Fullam (born 1947) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2017 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 2007 to 2014.

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Early life

Fullam was born in 1947 and is from Tralee. [1] [2] He studied at University College Dublin, obtaining degrees in arts and commerce. [1] [3]

He was called to the [Bar Council of Ireland|Bar]] in 1977 and became a senior counsel in 1995. [3] He practiced on the eastern and Dublin circuits. He was prosecutor for County Kildare between 1983 and 1991. [1] [4] Fullam also qualified as a chartered accountant. [5]

He appeared in cases involving tax law, personal injuries and judicial review. [6] [7] [8]

In addition to his practice, he was a lecturer at the King's Inns in revenue law was a member of the GAA Drugs Appeal Board. [1]

Judicial career

Circuit Court

Fullam was appointed to the Circuit Court in October 2007. [9] He was not assigned to a particular circuit. [10] He heard some cases in Tralee, Donegal and Wicklow. [2] [11] [12]

He presided over criminal cases involving sexual assault, forgery, dangerous driving, health and safety law offences, drugs offences, assault and fraud. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

High Court

He was elevated to the High Court in October 2014. [20] His appointment arose out of vacancies created by the establishment of the Court of Appeal. [5]

He was the judge in cases involving child law, personal injuries, the proceeds of crime, bankruptcy and judicial review. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Fullam heard aspects of the legal case taken by Rory McIlroy against Horizon Sports Management, his former management team. [26]

He retired from the bench in March 2017. [27]

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  14. ↑ "Two Wexford men sentenced over forged will". RTÉ News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Verdict not reached in fatal crash case". RTÉ News. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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