Eileen Creedon Explained

Eileen Creedon
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:21 June 2017
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Birth Date:12 February 1957
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Nationality:Irish

Eileen Creedon (born 12 February 1957) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since June 2017.[1]

She was Chief State Solicitor of Ireland from 2012 until her appointment to the Bench in 2017.[2]

She qualified as a solicitor in 1987, and was educated at University College Cork and the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. She was Chief Prosecution Solicitor (and previously Deputy) in the Office of the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions from 2007 until 2012. She joined the Chief State Solicitor's Office in 1995, which is a constituent element of the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: President appoints judges to the High Court and the Court of Appeal . www.president.ie . 19 June 2017 . 21 June 2017 . 29 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029180239/http://www.president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-judges-to-the-high-court-and-the-court-of-appeal . live .
  2. News: Ms. Eileen Creedon, Chief State Solicitor. Irish Woman Lawyer's Association. 12 January 2015. ...she has been appointed as Chief State Solicitor and returned to the Chief State Solicitors Office to take up her appointment from Monday 23rd January, 2012.. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112133412/http://www.iwla.ie/contents/61. live.
  3. News: Appointments to the High, Circuit and District Court . Merrion Street Irish Government News Service . 23 May 2017 . 31 May 2017 . 4 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170604061537/http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Appointments_to_the_High_Circuit_and_District_Court.html . live .