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Mary Irvine

This article is about the Irish judge. For the British engineer, see Mary Irvine (engineer).

The Hon. Ms. Justice
Mary Irvine
President of the High Court
In office
18 June 2020 – 13 July 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Preceded byPeter Kelly
Succeeded byDavid Barniville
Judge of the High Court
In office
18 June 2020 – 13 July 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
In office
5 June 2007 – 24 October 2014
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
13 May 2019 – 18 June 2020[nb 1]
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the Court of Appeal
In office
24 October 2014 – 12 May 2019[nb 2]
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
Born (1956-12-10) 10 December 1956 (age 67)
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
SpouseMichael Moriarty (div.)
Children3
Alma mater
  1. ^ ex officio member while President of the High Court
  2. ^ ex officio member while President of the High Court

Mary Irvine (born 10 December 1956[1]) is an Irish judge who was the President of the Irish High Court between 2020 and 2022. She first practiced as a barrister. She was a judge of the High Court between 2007 and 2014. She was a judge of the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2019 and served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland from May 2019 until becoming President of the High Court on 18 June 2020. She was an ex officio member of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

She was nominated to become the President of the High Court in June 2020. In addition to being the first woman to hold that position, she is the first judge to have held four judicial offices.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Independent 1954 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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