Joseph Finnegan (judge)

Joseph Finnegan
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
7 January 2006 – 22 March 2012
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
President of the High Court
In office
8 September 2001 – 7 January 2006
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Preceded byFrederick Morris
Succeeded byRichard Johnson
Judge of the High Court
In office
1 July 1999 – 7 January 2006
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary Aleese
Personal details
Born(1942-10-01)1 October 1942
Swords, Dublin, Ireland
Died16 December 2023(2023-12-16) (aged 81)
Dublin, Ireland
EducationSynge Street CBS
Alma mater

Joseph Gerald Finnegan (1 October 1942 – 16 December 2023) was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2006 to 2012, President of the High Court from 2001 to 2006 and a Judge of the High Court from 1999 to 2006.[1]

Finnegan was technically the second highest ranking judge in Ireland while he was President of the High Court and was an ex officio member of the Supreme Court that he was subsequently appointed to as a full member.

  1. ^ Sheahan, Fionnan (22 November 2006). "Judge gets a promotion to Supreme Court". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.