President of the High Court

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The President of the High Court is a senior Irish judge who heads the High Court and plays a key role in the country’s judicial system and constitutional framework.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office in Ireland ⓘ
court president ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction High Court of Ireland ⓘ
appointedBy President of Ireland ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Government of Ireland ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy Oireachtas of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Oireachtas
chairs High Court judges ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
createdBy Courts of Justice Act 1924 ⓘ
currentHolderAsOf2024 David Barniville ⓘ
currentHolderTookOffice 2022 ⓘ
eligibleForReappointment no ⓘ
firstHolder Tim Healy (as first President of the High Court under 1924 Act) ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver civil matters at High Court level ⓘ
constitutional challenges at High Court level ⓘ
judicial review proceedings ⓘ
serious criminal matters at High Court level ⓘ
heads High Court of Ireland ⓘ
legalSystem Irish law ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 ⓘ
maySitAs judge of the Court of Appeal ⓘ
judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ
memberOf Council of State (Ireland) ⓘ
Superior Courts of Ireland ⓘ
nominatedBy Government of Ireland ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
officeLocation Four Courts, Dublin ⓘ
participatesIn judicial appointments process in Ireland ⓘ
partOf Courts of Justice of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Irish judiciary

Irish courts system ⓘ
linked to: Irish judiciary
playsKeyRoleIn Irish constitutional framework ⓘ
Irish judicial system ⓘ
precedesInRank ordinary judges of the High Court ⓘ
rank senior judge ⓘ
removalGrounds incapacity ⓘ
stated misbehaviour ⓘ
removalRequires resolution of both Houses of the Oireachtas ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of the High Court ⓘ
allocation of High Court judges to lists and circuits ⓘ
management of High Court workload ⓘ
style The Hon. Mr. Justice / The Hon. Ms. Justice ⓘ
succeedsInRank Chief Justice of Ireland ⓘ
President of the Court of Appeal (Ireland) ⓘ
termLength until mandatory retirement age ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of State (Ireland) → exOfficioMembersInclude → President of the High Court ⓘ
Irish judiciary → hasJudicialRank → President of the High Court ⓘ
George Gavan Duffy → positionHeld → President of the High Court of Ireland ⓘ
subject linked to: Gavan Duffy
linked to: President of the High Court
High Court of Ireland → headedBy → President of the High Court ⓘ
High Court of Ireland → hasJudgeType → President of the High Court ⓘ
High Court (Ireland) → hasPresident → President of the High Court ⓘ
High Court (Ireland) → headedBy → President of the High Court ⓘ
Council of State (Ireland) → exOfficioMember → President of the High Court (Ireland) ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
linked to: President of the High Court
President of the High Court → firstHolder → Tim Healy (as first President of the High Court under 1924 Act) ⓘ
linked to: President of the High Court