List of judges of the Court of Appeal (Ireland) explained

The Court of Appeal is a court in Ireland that sits between the High Court and Supreme Court and took over the existing appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in 2014. It was established by the Courts of Justice Act 1924.

Current members

NameAppointedNotes
George BirminghamOctober 2014President since April 2018
John A. EdwardsDecember 2014
Máire WhelanJune 2017Attorney General 2011–2016
Patrick J. McCarthyJuly 2018
Caroline CostelloNovember 2018
Isobel KennedyNovember 2018
Seamus NoonanNovember 2019
Mary FahertyNovember 2019
Robert HaughtonNovember 2019
Úna Ní RaifeartaighNovember 2019
Ann PowerNovember 2019
Donald BinchyMarch 2020
Teresa PilkingtonSeptember 2020
Nuala ButlerOctober 2022
Charles MeenanJuly 2023
Tara BurnsJuly 2023
Brian O'MooreOctober 2023
Donal O'DonnellOctober 2021Latin: ex officio 2021–present
David BarnivilleAugust 2021Latin: ex officio 2022–present

Former members

NameTerm of officeNotes
Nicholas Kearns2014–2015Latin: [[ex officio]] 2014–2015 as President of the High Court
Susan Denham2014–2017Latin: ex officio 2014–2017 as Chief Justice of Ireland
Garrett Sheehan2014–2017
Mary Finlay Geoghegan2014–2017Judge of the Supreme Court 2017-2019
Sean Ryan2014–2018First President of the Court of Appeal
Alan Mahon2014–2018
Gerard Hogan2014–2018Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
Michael Peart2014–2019
Peter Kelly2014–2020Latin: ex officio 2015–2020 as President of the High Court
Mary Irvine2014–2019; 2020–2022Latin: ex officio 2020–2022 as President of the High Court
John Hedigan2016–2018
Frank Clarke2017–2021Latin: ex officio 2017–2021 as Chief Justice of Ireland
Paul Gilligan2018
Marie Baker2018–2019Judge of the Supreme Court
Brian McGovern2018–2020
Brian Murray2019–2022Judge of the Supreme Court
Maurice Collins2019–2022Judge of the Supreme Court
Aileen Donnelly2019–2023Judge of the Supreme Court

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