Marguerite Bolger Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Ms. Justice
Marguerite Bolger
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:13 January 2022
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Birth Place:Kilkenny, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Education:Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny

Marguerite Bolger is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2022. She previously practiced as a barrister, where she specialised in employment law.

Early life

Bolger is from County Kilkenny.[1] She was born to Elaine Murphy and John Bolger, who was Mayor of Kilkenny in 1999.[2] She attended secondary school at Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny and later received LLB and MLitt degrees.[3]

Legal career

She was called to the Irish bar in 1993, and became a senior counsel in 2009. She primarily practiced in the area of employment law.[4] [5] She has appeared in cases before the Supreme Court of Ireland and the European Court of Justice.[6] [7] [8] Her clients included both employees and employers, including RTÉ, the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, An Post, Cork City F.C., and the Central Bank of Ireland.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

In August 2021, she was appointed by the Irish government to chair negotiations with hospital consultants about entering into the Sláintecare system.[16]

She has written several legal texts, including the first edition of a book on Irish criminal law with Peter Charleton and Paul Anthony McDermott and the books Sex Discrimination and the Law and Employment Equality Law.[17] [18] [19] Bolger is a former chairperson of the Employment Bar Association of Ireland and served on the executive board of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.[20] She was re-appointed for a second three-year term as chair of the Panel of Enquiry at Trinity College Dublin in June 2020.[21]

In 2016, her former assistant was convicted in the Circuit Court of stealing €28,000 from her.[22]

Judicial career

Bolger was one of five people nominated to the High Court in September 2021.[23] Her appointment was delayed due to ongoing work on behalf of the State.[24] She was appointed in January 2022.[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kilkenny woman named new High Court judge . 24 September 2021 . KCLR 96FM . 17 September 2021.
  2. News: The late John Bolger, former Mayor of Kilkenny . 24 September 2021 . www.kilkennypeople.ie.
  3. Web site: Marguerite Bolger . Law Library . 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924220258/https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/ms-marguerite-bolger-sc/ . 24 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Extra-Mural Course in Employment Litigation . TCD.ie . 24 September 2021.
  5. News: Marguerite Bolger SC . 24 September 2021 . www.legal-island.ie.
  6. News: Carolan . Mary . School and Traveller boy to pay own costs after enrolment case . 24 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  7. Web site: Kenny v Minister for Justice . CURIA . 24 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Parris v Trinity College Dublin . CURIA . 24 September 2021.
  9. News: O'Faolain . Aodhan . Flight attendant seeks High Court injunction against Aer Lingus . 24 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  10. News: Manager denies wrongdoing after firm alleges confidential information was sent to personal email . 24 September 2021 . Irish Examiner . 28 May 2020 . en.
  11. News: McCarthaigh . Sean . RTE challenge against compensation ruling collapses over 'ageist and sexist' remarks . 24 September 2021 . Irish Examiner . 25 February 2021 . en.
  12. News: Former-ISPCA boss to receive €150,000-plus settlement in unfair dismissals case . 24 September 2021 . Irish Independent . en.
  13. News: Former An Post worker's bullying action out of alleged 'gay rumours' has been struck out . 24 September 2021 . Irish Independent . en.
  14. News: Cork City manager to leave as case is settled . 24 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  15. News: In short . 24 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  16. News: Marguerite Bolger SC to lead Sláintecare talks with hospital consultants . 24 September 2021 . Irish Legal News . en.
  17. Book: Charleton . Peter . McDermott . Paul Anthony . Bolger . Marguerite . Criminal law . 1999 . Butterworths . Dublin . 9781854758453.
  18. Book: Bolger . Marguerite . Sex discrimination law . 2000 . Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell . Dublin . 9781858000626.
  19. Book: Bolger . Marguerite . Employment equality law . 2012 . Dublin, Ireland . 9781858005911.
  20. Web site: Executive Board . ICCL . 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204201904/https://www.iccl.ie/about/executive-board/ . 4 December 2020.
  21. Web site: Board Agenda - 24 June 2020 . TCD.ie . 24 September 2021.
  22. News: Pictured: Camogie star who stole €28,000 from barrister to use for online shopping . 24 September 2021 . Irish Independent . en.
  23. News: Five new High Court judges nominated as 'tsunami of litigation' expected . 24 September 2021 . Irish Independent . 15 September 2021 . en.
  24. News: Carolan . Mary . Frustration mounts over court delays as more judges sought . 11 November 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  25. Web site: Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court January 2022 . president.ie . 13 January 2022 . en.

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