Garrett Sheehan Explained

Garrett Sheehan
Office:Judge of the Court of Appeal
Term Start:24 October 2014
Term End:23 March 2017
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Office1:Judge of the High Court
Term Start1:5 October 2007
Term End1:24 October 2014
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Mary McAleese
Nationality:Irish

Garrett Sheehan is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2017 and a Judge of the High Court from 2007 to 2014.

He was educated at University College Dublin and the Law Society of Ireland. He was enrolled as a solicitor in 1969.[1] He is a bencher of the King's Inns.

He retired from the bench in 2017.[2] On 9 December 2020, he was appointed by President Michael D. Higgins to the position of Chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Appointments to the Court of Appeal . Department of the Taoiseach . 29 October 2014 . 16 January 2016 . 8 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190208162544/https://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/News/Government_Press_Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal.html . live .
  2. News: Tributes to 'standard bearer' Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan . . 22 March 2017 . 15 April 2017 . 27 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427131651/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/tributes-to-standard-bearer-mr-justice-garrett-sheehan-1.3020636 . live .
  3. Web site: Press releases . 2020-12-10 . 2020-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210112959/https://www.sipo.ie/about/press-releases/ . live .