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Patrick J. McCarthy
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Assumed office
27 July 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the High Court
In office
2007 – 27 July 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

Patrick James McCarthy is an Irish judge who serves as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. He was previously a barrister and a Judge of the High Court.

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 Alan Mahon.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2009 Alumni Achievement Awards". University College Cork. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Patrick McCarthy". Bar Council of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  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. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Govt's proposals on judicial appointments are 'wrong in principle'". RTÉ News. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ "President appoints Judges to The Court of Appeal and The High Court". President of Ireland. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Courts shuffle as key Court of Appeal vacancies filled". Law Society Gazette. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.