Deirdre Murphy (judge) explained

Deirdre Murphy
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:3 April 2014
Term End:2 March 2023
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Nationality:Irish

Deirdre Murphy (born 1953) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2023.

Early life

She was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth and Trinity College Dublin. She was the winner of the Irish Times Debate in 1976.[1] She subsequently attended the King's Inns.

Legal career

She became a barrister in 1979 and a senior counsel in 1999.[2]

Her practice at the bar included acting for the defence and prosecuting on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions in criminal trials.[3] [4] She also practiced in the areas of constitutional law and judicial review. She represented the applicant in C(C) v Ireland who was successful in the Supreme Court in declaring part of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935 unconstitutional.[5] The Act created strict liability with no defence of honest mistake to unlawful carnal knowledge. The outcome of the case led to the immediate introduction of two new offences to replace the unconstitutional section.[6]

Her work for the state included serving on the legal team for the Cloyne Report between 2009 and 2010 and prosecuting actions in the Special Criminal Court.[7] [8]

She has been a long time advocate of the model litigant (MLO).[9]

Judicial career

Murphy was appointed to the High Court in April 2014.[10] She currently serves on the Superior Courts Rules Committee.[11]

She has heard cases including those involving aspects of criminal law,[12] judicial review,[13] company law,[14] employment law,[15] and repossessions.[16] She regularly presides over homicide and sexual offences cases.[17] [18] [19]

In April 2020, Murphy was the presiding judge in a for mention hearing of a judicial review case taken by John Waters and Gemma O'Doherty against legislation enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] She dismissed an application by the plaintiffs to permit some of the "up to 100 people" who had gathered inside the Four Courts to enter the hearing on account of social distancing measures.[21]

She retired in March 2023.[22]

Notes and References

  1. News: Past champions of the Irish Times debate . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en . 21 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921051051/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/past-champions-of-the-irish-times-debate-1.1706763 . live .
  2. Web site: Appointments to the High Court . merrionstreet.ie . 1 July 2019 . en . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630120424/https://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/appointments-to-the-high-court-3.html . live .
  3. News: Man acquitted of IRA membership in Garda hotel surveillance trial . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . 12 February 2014 . en.
  4. News: Sentences for killing of teacher increased . The Irish Times . 26 June 2012 . en.
  5. News: The Irish Times Law Report . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . 3 July 2006 . en.
  6. Web site: O'Malley . Tom . Paper by Mr. Tom O'Malley . Citizen's Assembly . 1 July 2019 . 14 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200914204752/https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/meetings/tom-o-malley-paper.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Cloyne Diocese Report . Department of Justice and Equality . 26 April 2020 . 3 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203133919/http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Cloyne_Rpt.pdf/Files/Cloyne_Rpt.pdf . live .
  8. News: Firearms trial adjourned . 26 April 2020 . www.irishexaminer.com . 3 June 2005 . en.
  9. Web site: Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system. irishtimes.com . 19 June 2023.
  10. Web site: President appoints Mr. Bernard Joseph Barton S.C. . president.ie . en . 2019-07-01 . 2019-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630123426/https://president.ie/en/media-library/photos/03-04-14-president-appoints-mr.-bernard-joseph-barton-s.c.-ms.-deirdre-murp . live .
  11. Web site: Rules Of The Superior Courts (Order 61A) 2019 . Irish Statute Book . 1 July 2019 . 16 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416152926/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2019/si/66/made/en/print . live .
  12. News: Supreme Court: Trial judge intervened in prosecutorial role of the DPP by ordering stay . 1 July 2019 . Irish Legal News . 23 July 2018 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193743/https://www.irishlegal.com/article/supreme-court-trial-judge-intervened-in-prosecutorial-role-of-the-dpp-by-ordering-stay . live .
  13. News: Solicitor fails in High Court challenge to planning board ruling . 1 July 2019 . www.irishexaminer.com . 7 December 2018 . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193741/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/solicitor-fails-in-high-court-challenge-to-planning-board-ruling-890451.html . live .
  14. News: Court hears realisable assets at liquidated company 'vanished without plausible explanation' . 1 July 2019 . Breaking News . 28 January 2019 . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193740/https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/court-hears-realisable-assets-at-liquidated-company-vanished-without-plausible-explanation-900654.html . live .
  15. Web site: Consultants . E. S. A. . Janitor awarded €64k claims he had to work '19 twelve-hour shifts in a row', court hears . ESA Consultants . 1 July 2019 . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193745/https://www.esa.ie/janitor-awarded-e64k-claims-he-had-to-work-19-twelve-hour-shifts-in-a-row-court-hears/ . live .
  16. News: Carolan . Mary . Man fails in 'incredible' €500,000 claim over repossessed house . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en . 12 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170112064254/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/man-fails-in-incredible-500-000-claim-over-repossessed-house-1.2836986 . live .
  17. News: Six jailed over death of Dale Creighton . 1 July 2019 . RTÉ News . 16 January 2017 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193740/https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0116/845280-dale-creighton-court/ . live .
  18. News: 'Mum protected evil, coward dad who raped me - it's unbearable' . 1 July 2019 . Independent.ie . 6 November 2018 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193743/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/mum-protected-evil-coward-dad-who-raped-me-its-unbearable-37496724.html . live .
  19. News: Closing speeches in teenager's rape trial . 1 July 2019 . www.donegaldemocrat.ie . 19 July 2018 . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701193743/https://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/donegal-news/324879/closing-speeches-in-teenager-s-rape-trial.html . live .
  20. News: State to oppose challenge against Covid-19 laws . 26 April 2020 . RTÉ News . 21 April 2020 . en . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425153740/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0421/1132900-state-to-oppose-challenge-against-covid-19-laws/ . live .
  21. News: Duffy . Rónán . Courts Service 'disappointed and appalled' at large crowd that turned out at Four Courts . 26 April 2020 . TheJournal.ie . 21 April 2020 . en . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425193156/https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-service-appalled-large-crowed-four-courts-covid-19-coronavirus-case-5080172-Apr2020/ . live .
  22. Web site: Appointments to the High Court and the Circuit Court . www.gov.ie . 26 May 2023 . en . 7 March 2023.

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