David Barniville

David Barniville
Barniville in 2024
President of the High Court
Assumed office
13 July 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Preceded byMary Irvine
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
13 July 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
In office
1 December 2017 – 30 August 2021
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the Court of Appeal
In office
30 August 2021 – 13 July 2022[nb 1]
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
BornDublin, Ireland
Spouse
Susan O'Connell
(m. 1998)
Children3
RelativesHenry Barniville (grandfather)
EducationBlackrock College
Alma mater
  1. ^ ex officio member from 13 July 2022

David Barniville is an Irish judge who has served as President of the High Court since July 2022 and a Judge of the High Court since July 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2021 to 2022. He is also a former Chair of the Bar Council of Ireland. He is an ex officio member of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.