Seamus Treacy Explained

Sir Seamus Treacy is a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.

Education

He studied at Queen's University, Belfast and was called to the bar in 1979.

Career

He initially practised as a barrister after passing the bar.

Two decades later, in 1999, he was appointed Queen's Counsel, and the following year was called to the Bar Council of Ireland.

In 2007, he was made a High Court Judge.

In 2017 he was sworn in as a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.^{[1] [2]}

Along with Barry MacDonald, Treacy challenged the ruling that barristers must swear allegiance to the Queen, arguing successfully that lawyers who held nationalist views should be exempt from this requirement.^[3]

Personal life

In 2009, following the discovery of a pipe bomb nearby, Treacy moved from his Belfast home due to security concerns.^[3]

In 2018, he resigned from the Privy Council, only a few months after his appointment.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr Justice Treacy sworn in as Lord Justice of Appeal . 8 November 2017 . Irish Legal . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161225/https://www.irishlegal.com/9264/mr-justice-treacy-sworn-in-as-lord-justice-of-appeal/ . 25 June 2018. 25 June 2018 .
2. Web site: Little . Ivan . Top job for judge Deeny who once rubbed shoulders with U2 . 5 September 2017 . Belfast Telegraph . 25 June 2018.
3. Web site: Judge forced to leave Belfast home amid dissident terror threat . 14 December 2009 . The Guardian . 25 June 2018.
4. Web site: Orders Approved And Business Transacted At The Privy Council Held By The Queen At Windsor Castle On 24th April 2018 . Privy Council Office . 25 June 2018.