Mary Finlay Geoghegan
Mary Finlay Geoghegan | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 24 October 2014 – 10 November 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 21 June 2002 – 24 October 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Anne Finlay 11 July 1951 Naas, Kildare, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Hugh Geoghegan (m. 1981) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
Mary Anne Geoghegan (née Finlay; born 11 July 1951) is an Irish judge who has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since December 2017. She previously served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2017 and a Judge of the High Court from 2002 to 2014.
On 7 November 2017, the Irish Government nominated her for appointment by the President of Ireland to the Supreme Court.[1] She was appointed by the President on 1 December 2017.[2]
She was educated at University College Dublin, the College of Europe, Bruges and the Law Society of Ireland. She was admitted as a Solicitor in 1973, called to the Bar in 1980 and became a Senior Counsel in 1988. In the High Court, she was assigned to the Commercial list since 2004. She was in charge of the Examiners Court list and The Hague Convention on Child Abduction list.[3]
She is a member of a legal family, her father, Thomas Finlay was Chief Justice of Ireland. Her grandfather Thomas Finlay and uncle William Finlay (1921–2010), Governor of the Bank of Ireland were both Senior Counsels as is her brother John Finlay. Her uncle John Blayney was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland. She married Hugh Geoghegan, a judge of the High Court and the Supreme Court, who was himself the son of a Supreme Court judge James Geoghegan.
References
- ^ "Appointments to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and to the High Court". Merrionstreet.ie Irish Government New Service. 7 November 2017.
- ^ "President appoints new judges". President.ie official website of the President of Ireland. 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Appointments to the Court of Appeal". Department of the Taoiseach. 29 October 2014.