Siobhán Stack Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Ms. Justice
Siobhán Stack
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:March 2021
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Nationality:Irish

Siobhán Stack is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since March 2021. She was previously a barrister and academic.

Early life

Stack is from County Limerick.[1] She studied law at University College Cork, obtaining BCL and LLM degrees, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with an LL.M. degree.[2] [3] She subsequently studied at the King's Inns in order to become a barrister.[4]

Legal career

She first worked as a law lecturer at University College Dublin, before qualifying as a barrister in 1995. She commenced practice in 1996 and became a senior counsel in October 2013.[5] [6] Her practice encompassed judicial review, asylum law, European Union law and law relating to the European Convention on Human Rights. She has frequently appeared on behalf of the Irish government and has acted for defendants in the Special Criminal Court.[7] [8] She was counsel for Eamonn Harrison in his extradition hearing in connection with the Essex lorry deaths and counsel for the Minister for Justice in the Supreme Court of Ireland in constitutional proceedings taken by Ali Charaf Damache.[9] She represented Ireland at a hearing of the European Court of Justice in relation to the European Arrest Warrant in 2016.[10]

In 2019, High Court judge Richard Humphreys made critical comments of Stack and another barrister in his published opinion in a case they appeared in.[11] In the case's appeal to the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice Marie Baker said the comments were "on any view offensive and humiliating" and that they "have no place in a judgement".[12]

Outside of legal practice, she contributed to summaries of court decisions in The Irish Times and to a text on asylum law, in addition to acting as professional practice editor of the Irish Journal of European Law.[13] [14] She has guest lectured in asylum law at the King's Inns.[15]

Judicial career

Stack was nominated to become a judge of the High Court in March 2021, following the retirement of Bernard Barton.[16] She made her declaration of office on 26 March 2021.[17]

She has presided over cases involving personal injuries, injunctions, constitutional law, trustee law and judicial review.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. News: Carolan . Mary . Third of superior court judicial roles now held by women . 11 March 2021 . The Irish Times . 10 March 2021 . en . 10 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310191030/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/third-of-superior-court-judicial-roles-now-held-by-women-1.4506758 . live .
  2. Web site: Siobhán Stack SC . Facebook . UCD School of Law . 9 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Siobhán Stack SC . Law Library . 9 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171115000705/https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/Siobh%C3%A1n-Stack/1120.aspx . 15 November 2017 . dead.
  4. Book: Fraser . Ursula . Harvey . Colin . Sanctuary in Ireland, perspectives on asylum law and policy . 2003 . Institute of Public Administration . Dublin . 9781904541042 . ix.
  5. Web site: 40 CIArb ADR Forum . Chartered Institute of Arbitrators . 9 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309204830/https://www.ciarb.ie/upcoming-events/40-ciarb-adr-forum.798.html . 9 March 2021 . dead.
  6. News: Cormaic . Ruadhan Mac . Ten new 'silks' at the Law Library . 9 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  7. News: Deegan . Gordon . Barrister received over €½m State fees . 9 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  8. News: Man accused of IRA role 'used Christmas cards' to smuggle note . 9 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023620/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/man-accused-of-ira-role-used-christmas-cards-to-smuggle-note-1.3073139 . live .
  9. News: Cronin . Olga . Man held over Essex deaths alleged to have been involved in prior migrant transport . 9 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  10. Web site: Case C‑640/15 . CURIA . 9 March 2021.
  11. News: Tighe . Mark . Lawyers welcome Supreme Court chastising of judge Richard Humphreys . 9 March 2021 . The Sunday Times . 18 October 2020 . en . 9 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109051701/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lawyers-welcome-supreme-court-chastising-of-judge-richard-humphreys-xzbcq8d23 . live .
  12. Seredych v Minister for Justice and Equality . 2020 IESC 62. Supreme Court of Ireland . 13 October 2020 . https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/caad438f-739e-4932-9212-812c401b330c/2020_IESC_62%20(Unapproved).pdf/pdf#view=fitH . 9 March 2021 .
  13. News: Stack . Siobhán . Jurisdiction to allow service abroad not vitiated by mistake on grounds . 9 March 2021 . The Irish Times . 1 September 1997 . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923182733/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/jurisdiction-to-allow-service-abroad-not-vitiated-by-mistake-on-grounds-1.102075 . live .
  14. News: Editorial board forms at European law journal . 9 March 2021 . www.lawsociety.ie . 7 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207175457/https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/editorial-board-forms-at-european-law-journal/ . live .
  15. Web site: Advanced Diploma in Immigration and Asylum Law . The Honorable Society of King's Inns . 9 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022004529/https://www.kingsinns.ie/education/courses-open-to-lawyers-nonlawyers/advanced-diploma-in-immigration-asylum-law . 22 October 2020 . dead.
  16. Web site: Appointment to the High Court . Merrion Street . 10 March 2021 . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923182717/https://merrionstreet.ie/en/news-room/news/appointment_to_the_high_court1.167790.shortcut.html . live .
  17. Web site: THE SUPREME COURT . Courts.ie . 28 March 2021 . 28 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210328153823/http://legaldiary.courts.ie/legaldiary.nsf/page/download/$File/Legal%20Diary%20260321.pdf . live .
  18. News: Man who fell through GAA club roof loses injuries claim because he was club member . 20 August 2022 . Irish Independent . en.
  19. News: High Court dismisses Garda HR director's bid to prevent Minister for Justice from dismissing him . 20 August 2022 . Irish Independent . en.
  20. News: O Faolain . Aodhan . High Court finds aspect of law that criminalises defilement of a child unconstitutional . 20 August 2022 . TheJournal.ie . en.
  21. News: Ex-solicitor Michael Lynn should be given opportunity to respond to IBRC bid to replace him as trustee of apartment, judge says . 20 August 2022 . independent . en.
  22. News: Convicted murderer challenges refusal to grant him temporary release . 20 August 2022 . The Irish Times . en.

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