WOMEN
MEMBERS OF THE IRISH JUDICIARY
This
page lists women members of the Irish judiciary and gives a breakdown
of each court, as of 26 October 2010. The figures for women at the most
senior levels compare favourably with those in the United
Kingdom.
Table 1: Breakdown of Irish courts by gender
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Breakdown of Irish
courts by gender
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| Supreme
Court |
2
|
6
|
25
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|
High Court Judges
|
5
|
32
|
16
|
|
Circuit Court
|
11
|
27
|
29
|
|
District Court
(inc. moveable judges)
|
16
|
47
|
25
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Table 2: Women judges in Ireland (as at 26 October
2010)
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Susan
Denham
|
Supreme
|
1992
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Fidelma Macken*
|
Supreme
|
2005
|
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Maureen Clarke
|
High Court
|
2006
|
|
Elizabeth Dunn
|
District Court (Dublin)
High Court
|
1996-2006
2006
|
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Mary Finaly Geoghegan
|
High Court
|
2002
|
|
Mary C. Irvine
|
High Court
|
2006
|
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Mary
Lafoy
|
High
Court
|
1995
|
|
Alice Doyle
|
Circuit (unassigned)
|
2004
|
|
Doirbhile Flanagan
|
Circuit (unassigned)
|
2004
|
|
Petria McDonnell
|
Circuit (unassigned)
|
2007
|
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Margaret Heneghan
|
Circuit (unassigned)
|
2010
|
|
Leonie Reynolds
|
Circuit (unassigned)
|
2010
|
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Alison Lindsay
|
Circuit (Dublin)
|
1996
|
|
Olive Buttimer
|
Circuit (South
eastern)
|
1996
|
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Jacqueline Linnane
|
Circuit (Dublin)
|
1997
|
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Yvonne Murphy
|
Circuit (Dublin)
|
1998
|
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Katherine Delahunt
|
Circuit (Dublin)
|
2001
|
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Patricia Ryan
|
Circuit (Dublin)
|
2002
|
|
Mary Faherty
|
Circuit (Dublin)
|
2002
|
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Clare Leonard
|
District (Dublin)
|
1992
|
|
Catherine Murphy
|
District (Dublin)
|
1996
|
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Mary Collins
|
District (Dublin)
|
1996
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Miriam Malone**
|
District (Dublin)
|
1997
|
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Bridget Reilly
|
District (Dublin)
|
2001
|
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Anne Watkin
|
District (Dublin)
|
2002
|
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Ann Ryan
|
District (Dublin)
|
2004
|
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Heather Perrin
|
District (Dublin)
|
2009
|
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Patricia McNamara
|
District (Dublin)
|
2010
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Catherine Staines
|
District (Dublin)
|
2010
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Aingeal Ní Chondúin
|
District (Moveable)
|
2003
|
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Elizabeth
McGrath
|
District
(Moveable)
|
2007
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Mary Devins
|
District (Provincial)
|
1998
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Mary Fahy
|
District (Provincial)
|
1993
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Mary O'Halloran
|
District (Provincial)
|
1992
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Mary Martin
|
District (Provincial)
|
1983
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* Fidelma
Macken was the first woman judge in the European Court of Justice
** Miriam Malone is the President of the District Courts
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